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Rite Aid Reports Same Store Sales for December

December 31, 2015 8:30 AM EST

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

Monthly Sales

For the four weeks ended Dec. 26, 2015, same store sales decreased 0.1 percent over the prior-year period. December front-end same store sales increased 0.8 percent. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 207 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, decreased 0.6 percent. Prescription count at comparable stores decreased 0.4 percent over the prior-year period.

Total drugstore sales for the four-week period were flat with sales of $2.212... More