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Financial Highlights
($000, except per share data) 2007 20061 2005
Total Sales $ 5,975,212 $ 5,570,210 $ 4,944,179
Comparable Store Sales Increase (52-week basis) 1% 4% 6%
Net Earnings $ 261,051 $ 241,634 $ 199,632
Diluted Earnings per Share $ 1.90 $ 1.70 $ 1.36
Return on Average Stockholders’ Equity 28% 28% 25%
Cash Dividends Declared per Common Share $ .320 $ .255 $ .220
Number of Stores2890 797 734
Number of Employees239,100 35,800 33,200
1 Fiscal 2006 was a 53-week year; all other fiscal years presented were 52 weeks.
2 At fiscal year end.