Walgreens (WAG) Reports January Same Store Sales Rose 0.4%

February 3, 2009 8:06 AM EST
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) reports January sales of $5.22 billion, up 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Same store sales rose 0.4%.

January pharmacy sales increased 5.0 percent, while comparable pharmacy sales increased 1.0 percent. Comparable pharmacy sales were negatively impacted by 2.2 percentage points due to generic drug introductions in the last 12 months. Total prescriptions filled at comparable stores decreased 2.0 percent in January. Pharmacy sales accounted for 66.9 percent of total sales for the month.

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