Rite Aid (RAD) March Comps Rose 4.3%

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Rite Aid Reports Same Store Sales for March

April 2, 2015 8:30 AM EDT

CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for March.

Monthly Sales

For the four weeks ended March 28, 2015, same store sales increased 4.3 percent over the prior-year period. March front-end same store sales increased 2.5 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 167 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, increased 5.1 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 2.5 percent over the prior-year period.

Total drugstore sales for the four-week period... More