CVS December Same-Store Sales Rise

Woonsocket, R.I. CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday its same-store sales rose 1.8% in December, with pharmacy same-store sales up 2.4%. Its front-end same-store sales rose 0.6% during the month.

CVS said same-store sales for its fourth quarter rose 3.4%, with pharmacy sales increasing 3.6% and front-end sales up 2.9%.

For the year, same-store sales rose 5.3%, with pharmacy sales rising 5.2% and front-end sales increasing 5.3%.