Rite Aid same-store sales up 0.4% in August

Camp Hill, Pa. — Rite Aid posted a 0.4% increase in same-store sales for the month of August.



The increase included a 2.4% increase in front-end comps and a 0.6% decrease in pharmacy comps.



Total store sales for the five-week period that ended Saturday were $2.406 billion, a 0.4% decrease from last year's $2.414 billion. Same-store prescription count increased by 4.5%.