Rite Aid Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates retail drugstores. Its drugstores primarily provide pharmacy services. The company sells prescription drugs and front-end products. It offers approximately 28,000 front-end products, which include over-the-counter medications, health and beauty aids, personal care items, cosmetics, household items, beverages, convenience foods, greeting cards, seasonal merchandise, and various other everyday and convenience products, as well as photo processing. Rite Aid Corporation markets its products primarily under the Rite Aid brand. It sells its products to the customers covered by health plan contracts, which contract with a third party payors, such as an insurance companies, governmental agencies, health maintenance organizations, and other managed care providers. As of February 28, 2009, the company operated 4,901 stores in 31 states across the country and in the District of Columbia. It has a strategic alliance with GNC to operate GNC stores within Rite Aid stores. Rite Aid Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
