Rite Aid same-store sales increase

Camp Hill, Pa. Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday its same-store sales grew 0.6% in May, buoyed by growing pharmacy sales at core stores. Analysts had expected same-store sales to rise 0.8%.

Rite Aid said same-store sales of front-end products fell 1.5%, and sales of pharmacy items, which make up about two-thirds of its revenue, increased