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

CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - 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.

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