Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) to Hold Q1 2009 Earnings Conference Call June 26

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) will hold a conference call on Thursday, June 26 at 8:30 am ET to discuss the first quarter earnings for 2009.  The call will be broadcasted, via webcast, on the company’s website at riteaid.com/company/investors/presentations.jsf.

Rite Aid Corporation is a retail drugstore chain in the United States. The Company operates its drugstores in 31 states across the United States and in the District of Columbia.

As of March 1, 2008, it operated 5,059 stores. In its stores, the Company sells prescription drugs and an assortment of other merchandise, which it calls front-end products. Front end products include over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, personal care items, cosmetics, household items, beverages, convenience foods, greeting cards, seasonal merchandise and numerous other everyday and convenience products, as well as photo processing. I

The company offers approximately 3,000 products under the Rite Aid private brand. In June 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of 1,854 Brooks and Eckerd stores and six distribution centers from The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., creating a drugstore chain on the East Coast.

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