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August 2, 2012

Rite Aid reported a 0.5% increase in same-store sales for July, including a 1.2% increase in front-end comps and a 0.2% increase in pharmacy comps. Prescription count at comparable stores increased 4.5%.

July 5, 2012

Rite Aid's June comps decrease 1%

Rite Aid's same-store sales decreased in June, compared with June 2011, due largely to a decrease in pharmacy comps, the retail pharmacy chain said Thursday.

June 7, 2012

Rite Aid comps increase 1.1% in May

Rite Aid's same-store sales increased by 1.1% in May, a lower-than-expected increase that may be due to underlying economic and industry factors.

May 24, 2012

Costco sales, income up in Q3

Costco reported net sales of nearly $21.9 billion for the third quarter, an 8% increase over sales of about $20.2 billion for the same period last year.

April 5, 2012

Rite Aid sales 'solid' in March

Rite Aid's comparable-store sales increased by 3.6% in March, while total drug store sales increased by 3.1%, the retail pharmacy chain said Thursday.

March 8, 2012

Rite Aid comps increase 3.1% in February

Rite Aid same-store sales increased by 3.1% in February, including a 1.9% increase in front-end comps and a 3.7% increase in pharmacy comps, the company said Thursday.

February 2, 2012

Rite Aid comps rise 2.2% in January

Rite Aid's comps increased 2.2% for the month of January, compared with January 2011, the company said Thursday.

December 6, 2011

Target makes up for lackluster comps with last-minute sale

Target may have a chance to bounce back from its anemic 1.8% November comps increase during a period that included strong Black Friday performances for most retailers with its "Almost Last Minute Sale," a new savings event that will offer discounts on items from the most popular gift categories.

November 15, 2011

Walmart turns the comps corner as holidays arrive

Walmart delivered a long-awaited same-store sales increase of 1.3% at its U.S. stores division in the third quarter and pointed to ongoing momentum for the holidays with comps guidance ranging from flat to up 2%.

October 6, 2011

Branded-to-generic shift impacts Fred's September comps

Fred’s posted a 1% gain in sales, to $17.5 million, for the five weeks ended Oct. 1.

July 7, 2011

Health care, beauty contribute to Target’s June comps

The 4.5% increase in same-store sales Target reported for June was at the higher end of the company’s expectations and came on top of a prior-year increase of 1.7%.

June 2, 2011

Warehouse clubs deliver big comps in May

Costco Wholesale and BJ’s Wholesale reported strong sales growth and produced impressive comps even without the benefit of fuel sales.