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Rite Aid Reports Same Store Sales for October

October 29, 2015 8:30 AM EDT

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

Monthly Sales

For the four weeks ended Oct. 24, 2015, same store sales increased 1.0 percent over the prior-year period. October front-end same store sales decreased 0.5 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 249 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, increased 1.7 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 0.2 percent over the prior-year period.

Total drugstore sales for the four-week period increased 1.4 percent to $2.086 billion compared to $2.058 billion for the same period... More