Rite Aid comp-store sales inch up in August

September 3, 2015 by Chain Drug Review comparable-store sales, drug store sales, pharmacy sales, prescription count, Rite Aid, Rite Aid's fiscal 2016 first half, Rite Aid's fiscal 2016 second quarter, same-store sales Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. posted a slight gain in comparable-store sales for August. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Aug. 29, same-store sales edged up 1.6% year over year. The increase continued the drug chain’s positive trend in comp-store sales for 2015 but was down from gains earlier