8-K

UNITED STATES

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):  May 12, 2008

Rite Aid Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-5742	23-1614034
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(717) 761-2633

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 12, 2008, Robert A. Mariano resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rite Aid Corporation (the “Company”).

On May 13, 2008, James L. Donald was appointed as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Mariano.  Mr. Donald’s term will expire at the Company’s 2009 annual meeting of stockholders.  As a non-employee director, Mr. Donald will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s policies for compensating outside directors.

The Company issued a press release dated May 14, 2008 announcing the appointment of Mr. Donald to the Board and the resignation of Mr. Mariano from the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1     Press Release of Rite Aid Corporation, dated May 14, 2008

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 hereto duly authorized.

	RITE AID CORPORATION
Date:  May 14, 2008	By:	/s/ Robert B. Sari
	Name:	Robert B. Sari
	Title:	Executive Vice President,
		General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Rite Aid Corporation, dated May 14, 2008

EX-99.1

Press Release

For Further Information Contact:

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

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JIM DONALD APPOINTED TO RITE AID BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rite Aid Director Robert A. Mariano Resigns

CAMP HILL, PA (May 14, 2008)—The Board of Directors of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced the appointment of Jim Donald to the Board. Mr. Donald’s term will expire at the company’s annual meeting in June 2009, at which time he is expected to stand for re-election.

Mr. Donald will fill the seat on the 14-member Board vacated by Robert A. Mariano, who was elected in June 2006 for a three-year term and has resigned.

Mr. Donald, 54, is the former president and chief executive officer of Starbucks Coffee Company. He joined Starbucks in October 2002 as president, North America, where he managed business development and operations for all Starbuck stores in the U.S. and Canada and in March 2005, was promoted to president and CEO.  During his tenure, the company grew to more than 15,000 stores in 43 countries. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Donald served from 1996 to 2002 as chairman, president and CEO of Pathmark Stores, Inc., an East Coast regional supermarket chain.

His more than 30 years in retailing includes being handpicked by Sam Walton to help lead Wal-Mart’s development and expansion of the Wal-Mart Super Center, where he oversaw all merchandising, distribution, store design and real estate operations from 1991 to 1994. He has also served in a variety of senior management positions with Albertson’s, Inc. and Safeway, Inc., where he had a reputation for improving the financial performance of stores under his supervision.

Mr. Donald received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Century University in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains with more than 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia with fiscal 2008 annual revenues 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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