Rite Aid Corporation Reports Sales Results for the Month and Year-To-Date Ended December 27, 2014
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.