Rite Aid Corporation reported sales results for the month and Year-to-date ended December 27, 2014. For the four weeks ended December 27, 2014, same store sales increased 5.3% over the prior-year period. December front-end same store sales increased 1.7%. Pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 123 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions, increased 7.3%. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 5.1% over the prior-year period.

Same store sales for the 43-week period ended Dec. 27, 2014 increased 4.3% over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales increased 1.0% while pharmacy same store sales increased 5.9%. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 3.6% over the prior-year period. Total drugstore sales for the 43 weeks ended December 27, 2014 increased 3.9% with sales of $21.762 billion compared to $20.953 billion for the same period last year. Prescription sales represented 68.6% of total drugstore sales, and third party prescription sales represented 97.5% of pharmacy sales.