Rite Aid Sept. Same Store Sales Up 1.5% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) reported sales results of its retail pharmacy segment for September. 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. Total drugstore sales increased 1.8 percent to $2.059 billion compared to $2.022 billion, last year.

Same store sales for the 30-week period ended Sept. 26, 2015 increased 2.3 percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales increased 0.4 percent while pharmacy same store sales increased 3.2 percent. Total drugstore sales increased 2.3 percent with sales of $15.264 billion compared to $14.924 billion, last year.