Rite Aid same-store sales up 0.6 pct
6th Sep 2005, 14:50 GMT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N, the No. 3 U.S. drugstore chain, on Tuesday reported a 0.6 percent increase in August sales from stores open at least a year as increased sales of general merchandise offset a decline in prescription sales.
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