The lead time for a new drug store to reach profitability is approximately three years. Nonetheless, drug stores generate their sales and earnings primarily from prescription drugs. A drug stores most popular non-pharmaceutical category is mass marketed cosmetic products. Type of Store Sales Gwth Rt. The Supermarket has traditionally been a low margin, high volume operation.
Supermarkets generally have higher sales during the third and fourth quarter of a year.
In fact, many new store openings usually occur during these quarters because of the additional business from holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. January has traditionally been the slowest month in the grocery business due to the additional spending attributed to the holiday season where consumers have not completely replenished their grocery stock levels.