Walgreen (WAG) March Sales Results Outpace Rite Aid (RAD)

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Rite Aid (RAD) Comps Fell 2% in March

April 4, 2013 8:36 AM EDT

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for March.

Monthly Sales

For the four weeks ended March 30, 2013, same store sales decreased 2.0 percent over the prior-year period. March front-end same store sales increased 3.8 percent, with 3.0 percent of the... More

Walgreens (WAG) March Comps Rose 0.7%, Sales Up 2.3%

April 3, 2013 8:05 AM EDT

Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) had March sales of $6.16 billion, an increase of 2.3 percent from $6.02 billion for the same month in fiscal 2012.

Total front-end sales increased 5.4 percent compared with the same month in fiscal 2012, while comparable store front-end sales increased 4.2 percent. Customer traffic in comparable stores decreased 1.3 percent while basket size increased 5.5 percent.

Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased by 4.0 percent in March and increased 7.4 percent on a calendar day-shift... More