Shoppers Drug Mart comp-store sales up in 1Q

May 8, 2015 by Chain Drug Review comparable-store sales, fiscal 2015 first quarter, Galen Weston, Loblaw, prescription count, same-store sales, Shoppers Drug Mart Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO — Shoppers Drug Mart saw same-store sales rise in the fiscal 2015 first quarter, posting year-over-year gains in both the front end and the pharmacy. Parent Loblaw Companies Ltd. said that for the first quarter ended March 28, comparable-store sales at the drug chain climbed 3.1% overall, reflecting increases of 2.7% in the