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Product Sales (in millions)
Cigarettes $2,026
Film $978
Pain Remedies (headache) $905
> Nutritional Supplements $788
Cold Remedies-Adult $769
Batteries $720
Chocolate Candy $646
Women's Hair Coloring $598
Non-Chocolate Candy $591
Beer (domestic/imported) $577
Source: ACNielsen
Counter to the trend in grocery and mass merchandise stores, cigarette sales jumped 9.6% in the drug channel to more than $2 billion, while beer sales floated a double digit increase to $577 million.
Product Sales (in millions)
Cigarettes $2,026
Film $978
Pain Remedies (headache) $905
Cold Remedies-Adult $769
Batteries $720
Chocolate Candy $646
Women's Hair Coloring $598
Non-Chocolate Candy $591
Beer (domestic/imported) $577
Source: ACNielsen
Counter to the trend in grocery and mass merchandise stores, cigarette sales jumped 9.6% in the drug channel to more than $2 billion, while beer sales floated a double digit increase to $577 million.
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