Goldman Sachs Comments on Walgreen (WAG) June Sales Data

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Rite Aid (RAD), Walgreen (WAG) Gain on Strong June Sales Results

July 3, 2014 9:22 AM EDT

Retail pharmacy giants Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) are positive Thursday following June sales results.

Walgreen reported... More

Walgreen (WAG) Comps Rose 7.5% in June

July 3, 2014 8:01 AM EDT

Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) had June sales of $6.28 billion, an increase of 8.9 percent from $5.77 billion for the same month in fiscal 2013.

Total front-end sales increased 1.8 percent in June compared with the same month in fiscal 2013, while comparable store front-end sales increased 1.3 percent. Customer traffic in comparable stores decreased 2.0 percent while basket size increased 3.3 percent.

Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased by 7.3 percent in June and increased 4.7 percent on a calendar day-shift adjusted basis. June 2014 had one additional Monday and one fewer Saturday compared with June 2013. These... More