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Rite Aid reports 6.5 percent sales increase

Rite Aid Corp. reported that the company's April same-store sales increased by a 6.5 percent from a year ago. The Camp Hill, Pa.-based drugstore chain reported total sales rose 4 percent for the same period last year, from $1.14 billion to $1.19 billion. The No. 3 drugstore chain said that prescription

revenue accounted for 64.2 percent of the retailer's sales. Pharmacy sales for April increased by nearly 12 percent, compared to last year's sales.

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