CVS Corporation announced that same store sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 24, 2001 increased 7.6% over the prior year period. Pharmacy same store sales increased 10.2%, while front-end same store sales increased 2.8%.
Total sales for that four-week period increased 8.5% to $1.75 billion, compared to $1.62 billion in the prior year period. Total pharmacy sales represented 66.4% of total company sales in November.
Year-to-date, same store sales for the forty-seven week period ended Nov. 24, 2001 increased 8.8% over the prior year period. Pharmacy same store sales increased 13.5%, while front-end same store sales increased 0.7%. Total sales for the forty-seven week period increased 11.0% to $19.79 billion, compared to $17.82 billion in 2000.
