Rite Aid records modest same-store sales rise in August

Camp Hill, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. saw same-store sales edge up 1.1% in August, hurt by a 1.7% front-end same-store sales drop. Pharmacy comps rose 2.5%.



For the quarter, total sales edged up 0.7% to $6.25 billion, and same-store sales rose 1%.