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Exhibit 32

Certification of CEO and Acting Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rite Aid Corporation (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended November 28, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Mary F. Sammons, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Frank G. Vitrano, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of her/his knowledge:

    (1)
    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

    (2)
    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ MARY F. SAMMONS


 

 
Name:   Mary F. Sammons    
Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer    
Date:   January 6, 2010    

/s/ FRANK G. VITRANO


 

 
Name:   Frank G. Vitrano    
Title:   Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
   
Date:   January 6, 2010    



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