CVS Corporation November Sales Increase 7.4%.Business Editors WOONSOCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003 CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CVS) today announced that total sales for the four-week period ended November 22, 2003 increased 7.4% to $2.07 billion, compared to $1.93 billion in the prior year period. Same store sales Same Store Sales A statistic used in retail industry analysis. It compares sales of stores that have been open for a year or more. Notes: This statistic allows investors to determine what portion of new sales has come from sales growth and what portion from the opening of (sales from stores open more than one year) for the four weeks ended November 22, 2003 increased 5.3% over the prior year period. Pharmacy same store sales increased 7.2%, while front-end same store sales increased 1.3%. Total pharmacy sales represented 69.8% of total company sales in November. Year-to-date, total sales for the forty-seven week period ended November 22, 2003, increased 7.4% to $23.23 billion, compared to $21.63 billion in 2002. Same store sales for the forty-seven week period increased 5.3% over the prior year period. Pharmacy same store sales increased 7.7%, while front-end same store sales increased 0.5%. "Our new store growth program is beginning to contribute meaningfully to our total sales growth," said Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan (born August 3 1986), who plays under the pseudonym Ogre 2, is a professional gamer from Pickerington, Ohio, USA. , Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Corporation. "Pharmacy same store sales were solid in November, particularly in light of the tough comparison we were up against versus last year. In the front-end, we saw continued strength in our core categories, led by health and beauty aids. I am very pleased with the mix of our business, and believe we are benefiting from our latest merchandising and service initiatives." As of November 22, 2003, CVS operated 4,167 retail and specialty pharmacy stores in 32 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Celebrating 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy industry, CVS is committed to being the easiest pharmacy retailer for customers to use. CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the healthcare needs of all customers through its over 4,100 CVS/pharmacy(R) stores, its online pharmacy; CVS.com(R) and its pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. and specialty pharmacy subsidiary, PharmaCare Management Services. General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. portion of the Company's website, at http://investor.cvs.com. |
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