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  • Same-stores Q1 sales up 6.3% across Shoppers Drug Mart
    BRAMPTON, Ontario - Loblaw Companies on Wednesday posted $8.1 billion, an increase of 3.3%, for its first quarter ended March 26, 2016. Retail segment sales were $7.9 billion. 
     
    Drug retail (Shoppers Drug Mart) same-store sales growth was 6.3%, with same-store pharmacy sales increasing by 4.2% and same-store front store sales increasing by 8.2%. The timing of Easter had a positive impact on front store same-store sales of approximately 1.9%.
     

  • CVS Health reaches Q1 net revenue of $43.2 billion on 18.9% growth
    WOONSOCKET, R.I. - On Tuesday, CVS Health reported a first quarter net revenue increase of 18.9% to $43.2 billion for the three months ended March 31. Revenues in the Pharmacy Services Segment increased 20.5% to $28.8 billion, primarily driven by increase in prescription volume and growth in specialty pharmacy. 
     

  • Q1 comp sales up 3.3% across Publix
    LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix’s sales for the first quarter of 2016 totaled $8.7 billion, the grocer reported Monday, a 4.5% increase from the same period last year. Comparable-store sales for the first quarter of 2016 increased 3.3%. The company estimates sales increased 1.2% due to the effect of the Easter holiday being in the first quarter of 2016. 
     

  • Weis Markets Q1 sales up 3.6%
    SUNBURY, Pa. - Weis Markets on Monday reported sales increases of 3.6% to $738.2 million for the 13 weeks ended March 26. Same-store sales were up 3.6%. 
     

  • Diplomat to acquire TNH Advanced Specialty Pharmacy
    FLINT, Mich. — Diplomat Pharmacy on Thursday announced the planned acquisition of Valley Campus Pharmacy, which does business as TNH Advanced Specialty Pharmacy (TNH). The deal will see the nation’s largest independent specialty pharmacy acquiring the seven-year-old oncology-focused company for $75 million, a mixture of cash and about 328,000 shares of Diplomat stock. 
     

  • Cardinal Health posts 22% increase in Q3 revenue to $30.7 billion
    DUBLIN, Ohio - Cardinal Health on Thursday reported a 21% increase in revenue to $30.7 billion for its third quarter for the fiscal year 2016.
     

  • Delhaize America reports first quarter sales of $4.4 billion, up 1.9%
    BRUSSELS - Delhaize Group on Wednesday reported first quarter U.S. revenue growth of 1.9% to $4.4 billion for the period ended March 31. In the U.S., comparable store sales grew by 2.6%. 
     

  • Jean Coutu posts year-end revenue gains of 1.5% to $2.3 billion
    VARENNES, Québec - The Jean Coutu Group on Wednesday reported a revenue decline of 1% to $561 million for the quarter ended Feb. 27, 2016. The reduction is attributed to the decrease in sales of non-prescription drugs for cold and flu, the company reported. 
     
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