Rite Aid (RAD) Sept. Sames Store Sales Increase 1.5%

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Rite Aid Reports Same Store Sales for September

October 1, 2015 8:31 AM EDT

CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results of its retail pharmacy segment for September.

Monthly Sales

For the four weeks ended Sept. 26, 2015, same store sales increased 1.5 percent over the prior-year period. September front-end same store sales decreased 0.1 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 234 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, increased 2.2 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores decreased 0.7 percent over the prior-year period.

Total drugstore sales for the four-week period increased 1.8 percent to $2.059 billion compared to... More