8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 11, 2005
                                                       (October 10, 2005)


                              RITE AID CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                    1-5742                23-1614034
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission            (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)             File Number)         Identification No.)


     30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania                      17011
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (717) 761-2633
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                                      None
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

(c)

On October 10, 2005, we announced that James P. Mastrian has been promoted to
Chief Operating Officer.

In his new position, Mr. Mastrian, 63, formerly Senior Executive Vice
President, Marketing, Logistics and Pharmacy Services, will have overall
responsibility for all store operations, category management, marketing,
merchandising, supply chain, pharmacy services and the company's new pharmacy
benefit management company. He will continue to report to Mary Sammons, Rite
Aid President and CEO.

Mr. Mastrian, a pharmacist with 40 years of experience in the retail drugstore
industry, joined Rite Aid in 1998 as Executive Vice President of Category
Management and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing in 1999
and to Senior Executive Vice President in 2000. Prior to Rite Aid, Mr. Mastrian
was Senior Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for Office
Max. From 1990 to 1997 he held positions of increasing responsibility with
Revco D.S., a chain of retail drugstores based in the Midwest, rising to
Executive Vice President of Marketing. He also held senior management positions
at Gray Drug Fair Stores and People's Drug Stores, Inc.

Item 8.01.  Other Events

On October 10, 2005, we announced that James P. Mastrian has been promoted to
Chief Operating Officer. We also announced the promotions of Mark Panzer to
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and Mark de Bruin
to Executive Vice President, Pharmacy. Both will report to Mr. Mastrian. All
three promotions are effective immediately.

On October 10, 2005, we issued a press release announcing the above changes.
The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by
reference herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

99.1     Press Release dated On October 10, 2005.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           RITE AID CORPORATION


Dated: October 11, 2005                    By: /s/ Robert B. Sari
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                                           Name:  Robert B. Sari
                                           Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                  General Counsel and Secretary




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

99.1            Press Release dated October 10, 2005.

EX-99

INVESTORS                                                    MEDIA
Kevin Twomey                                                 Karen Rugen
(717) 731-6540                                               (717) 730-7766
or investor@riteaid.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

             JAMES P. MASTRIAN PROMOTED TO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
                            AT RITE AID CORPORATION

                Mark Panzer Promoted to Chief Marketing Officer

          Mark de Bruin Promoted to Executive Vice President-Pharmacy

Camp Hill, PA, October 10, 2005--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE, PCX: RAD)
announced today that James P. Mastrian has been promoted to Chief Operating
Officer.

The company also announced the promotions of Mark Panzer to Senior Executive
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and Mark de Bruin to Executive Vice
President, Pharmacy. Both will report to Mastrian. All three promotions are
effective immediately.

"Combining all the functions that directly impact the profitability of our
stores under Jim Mastrian's proven leadership will better position us to grow
our business and improve our performance, especially in pharmacy," said Mary
Sammons, Rite Aid President and CEO.

In his new position, Mastrian, 63, formerly Senior Executive Vice President,
Marketing, Logistics and Pharmacy Services, will have overall responsibility
for all store operations, category management, marketing, merchandising, supply
chain, pharmacy services and the company's new pharmacy benefit management
company. He will continue to report to Sammons.

Mastrian, a pharmacist with 40 years of experience in the retail drugstore
industry, joined Rite Aid in 1998 as Executive Vice President of Category
Management and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing in 1999
and to Senior Executive Vice President in 2000. Prior to Rite Aid, Mastrian was
Senior Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for Office Max.
From 1990 to 1997 he held positions of increasing responsibility with Revco
D.S., a chain of retail drugstores based in the Midwest, rising to Executive
Vice President of Marketing. He also held senior management positions at Gray
Drug Fair Stores and People's Drug Stores, Inc.

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Rite Aid Press Release - page two


In his new position, Panzer, 48, formerly Senior Executive Vice President,
Store Operations, will oversee category management, marketing, merchandising
and supply chain. A veteran of the retail drugstore industry, he joined Rite
Aid in 2001 as Executive Vice President, Store Operations and was promoted the
following year to Senior Executive Vice President. Prior to joining Rite Aid,
he served as a corporate vice president of marketing and sales at Albertson's
grocery chain, where he developed marketing and merchandising programs for
2,600 stores in 37 states. Panzer began his career in 1972 with Osco Drug,
Inc., a division of Jewel Companies acquired by American Stores and later
merged with Albertson's. He held a variety of operations and marketing
positions of increasing responsibility both at Osco and American Stores.

"Mark's unique combination of operational and marketing expertise will be a
major asset in his new role as he continues to develop programs designed to
increase transactions, attract new customers and improve the Rite Aid shopping
experience," Sammons said.

In his new position, Mark de Bruin, 46, formerly Senior Vice President,
Pharmacy Services, will oversee pharmacy operations, managed care, clinical
services, pharmacy purchasing, government affairs and the company's new
pharmacy benefit management company. De Bruin, who started his career as a
pharmacist for American Drug Stores, joined Rite Aid in 2003 after serving as
Vice President, Managed Care and Pharmacy Procurement for Albertson's, Inc.
From 1994 to 1999 he worked for RxAMERICA, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management
company, rising to General Manager, and has served in a variety of managed
health care positions for American Drug Stores and Vons supermarket chain. He
is a member of the U.S. Department's Health and Human Services Medicaid
Commission and serves as chairman of the policy council for the National
Association of Chain Drug Stores.

"Mark has repeatedly demonstrated his knowledge and expertise in all aspects of
the pharmacy business, both at Rite Aid and as a leader in the retail drugstore
industry," Sammons said. "Giving him responsibility for the many functions that
directly affect pharmacy, including pharmacy operations, puts an even stronger
focus on that critical part of our business."

Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with
annual revenues of $16.8 billion and approximately 3,350 stores in 28 states
and the District of Columbia. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate
background and press releases, is available through the company's website at
www.riteaid.com.
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