Walgreens Nov. Sales Up 4.9% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Walgreens (WAG) reported November sales of $6.36 billion, an increase of 4.9 percent from $6.06 billion for the same month in fiscal 2014.

Total front-end sales increased 1.3 percent, while comparable store front-end sales increased 0.8 percent. Customer traffic in comparable stores decreased 3.3 percent while basket size increased 4.1 percent. Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased by 2.6 percent in November and increased 4.6 percent on a calendar day-shift adjusted basis.

Total sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, which ended Nov. 30, were $19.59 billion, up 6.8 percent from $18.34 billion in last year's quarter. Comparable store sales increased 5.8 percent, while front-end comparable store sales for the quarter increased 1.5 percent. Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased 4.2 percent and comparable pharmacy sales increased 8.3 percent.

Calendar 2014 sales to date were $70.52 billion, an increase of 6.0 percent from $66.52 billion in 2013.