Rite Aid News

Rite Aid to Present At Goldman Sachs 16th Annual Global Retailing Conference September 10

Camp Hill, PA (September 2, 2009)-Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that John Standley, president and chief operating officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the Goldman Sachs 16th Annual Global Retailing Conference on September 10, 2009. Rite Aid's presentation is scheduled for approximately 2:15 p.m. EST.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with more than 4,800 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia with fiscal 2009 annual sales of more than $26.3 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the company's Web site at http://www.riteaid.com.

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