Rite Aid Stores Stock Additional Emergency Supplies to Help Residents Prepare for...

Rite Aid Stores Stock Additional Emergency Supplies to Help Residents Prepare for Tropical Storm Hanna

Evacuees Can Fill Prescriptions at Any Rite Aid Store in Any City
in Any State with Rite Aid's National Pharmacy Network
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
As Tropical Storm Hanna heads toward the East Coast, Rite Aid
stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have stocked up
on supplies to help residents get ready and urge them to plan ahead.

All Rite Aid stores in those states have increased supplies of
bottled water, batteries, flashlights, canned foods, coolers,
charcoal, film, disposable cameras, bleach, latex gloves and other
emergency provisions. Residents in the potential storm path should
heed their local municipal warnings and prepare accordingly for
safety.

A good rule of thumb - disaster or not - is to keep a written
record of prescriptions with their name, dosage and physician's name
and contact information. Evacuees should take that written record with
them, along with all their prescriptions, even if empty, in a
waterproof bag.

If evacuated, residents can visit any Rite Aid in any city in any
state for their prescriptions because the company's satellite-linked
computer network assures a complete customer prescription history at
any Rite Aid store.

Rite Aid has already set up storm command posts for Georgia/South
Carolina and also North Carolina. To account for the safety of its
associates, the company also has set up toll-free numbers for its
associates to call in and provide their locations and contact numbers
if they are evacuated. For associates in Georgia and South Carolina,
the hotline is 877-435-7204. For associates in North Carolina, the
hotline is 877-435-3135.

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) is one of the nation's leading
drugstore chains with approximately 5,000 stores in 31 states and the
District of Columbia with fiscal 2008 annual sales of more than $24.3
billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background
and press releases, is available through the company's website at
http://www.riteaid.com.

Rite Aid Corporation
Cheryl Slavinsky, 717-731-6566

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