Walgreens same-store sales rise 5.6%

Deerfield, Ill.-– Same-store sales at Walgreen Co. grew 5.6% in October. Total sales were $6.8 billion, an increase of 6.9% from $6.36 billion for the same month in fiscal 2014.



Total front-end sales increased 2.7% in October compared with the same month in fiscal 2014, while same-store front-end sales increased 2%.



Customer traffic in comparable stores decreased 1.9% while basket size increased 3.9%. October pharmacy sales increased by 9.9 %. Same-store pharmacy sales increased 7.5%.