Safeway, Inc. is a large food and drug retailer with more than 1,700 stores in the United States and Canada. The following financial information relates to fiscal 2012 and 2011.

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Calculate inventory turnover and days €˜sales in inventory. Is Safeway performing better or worse than last year?Why?

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(in millions) Sales Cost of goods sold Receivables Merchandise inventory 2012 $42,286.00 30,133.10 2011 $40,185.00 28,604.00 577.90 461.20 2,797.80 2,642.50