EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement No. 333-62652 of Rite Aid Corporation of our report dated
May 8, 2001, except for Note 25, as to which the date is May 16, 2001, and of
our report dated May 8, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedule
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rite Aid Corporation for the year
ended March 3, 2001.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 5, 2001