Green Shoots And Challenges Amid The Pandemic

By  |  April 16, 2021
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Rite Aid

Rite Aid experienced an unusually soft cold and flu season due to increased consumer self-care and fewer elective procedures. In dining, restaurants are using their brands to sell packaged goods amid the pandemic. And in the economy, stimulus checks lifted March retail sales by a better-than-expected percentage. All this, Today in Data.

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    Data:

    2015: The year that Rite Aid purchased pharmacy benefits and services company Elixir.

    $620B: Approximate amount spent on consumer purchases in March 2021.

    54%: Share of consumers who are cooking and baking more during the pandemic.

    9.8%: Increase in advance monthly sales for March 2021.

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    $5.92B: Rite Aid’s revenues for the 13-week period that ended Feb. 27, 2021.


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