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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that John Standley, president and chief operating officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the Bank of America Credit Conference on December 3, 2009. Rite Aid’s presentation is scheduled for approximately 10:10 a.m. EST. Slides from the presentation will be available...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that John Standley, president and chief operating officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the Citi Credit Conference on November 17, 2009. Rite Aid’s presentation is scheduled for approximately 4:15 p.m. EST. Slides from the presentation will be available on Rite...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced today that Mary Sammons, chairman and chief executive officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on November 12, 2009. Rite Aid’s presentation is scheduled for approximately 4:00 p.m. MST (6 p.m. EST). Slides from the presentation will...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for October. Monthly Sales For the four weeks ended October 24, 2009, same store sales decreased 0.5 percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales decreased 2.7 percent while pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 200 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions,...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that Mary Sammons, chairman and chief executive officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the Imperial Capital 3rd Annual Global Opportunities Conference on November 5, 2009. Rite Aid’s presentation is scheduled for approximately 10:20 a.m. EST. Slides from the presentation...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced today the successful completion of its previously announced comprehensive plan to refinance its existing first lien accounts receivable securitization facility and second lien accounts receivable securitization facility due September 2010. As of October 23, 2009, there was $475 million outstanding under the securitization facilities....
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that John Standley, president and chief operating officer, and Frank Vitrano, chief financial and chief administrative officer, will address the 2009 Wells Fargo Securities Consumer Growth Conference on October 27, 2009. Rite Aid’s presentation is scheduled for approximately 2:30 p.m. EDT. Slides from the presentation...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks Equity Research highlights Pozen, Inc. (Nasdaq: POZN) as the Bull of the Day and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT) and JAKKS Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK). Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676. Here is a...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks Equity Research highlights VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) as the Bull of the Day and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Elan Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: ELN) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD). Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2676....
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To celebrate American Pharmacists Month, this October Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) is asking patients to vote for their Favorite Pharmacist by sharing stories of extraordinary service and telling what makes their pharmacist special. The program, now in its sixth year, was designed to honor Rite Aid’s pharmacists for their commitment to patient care. “There’s...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today announced sales results for September. Monthly Sales For the four weeks ended September 26, 2009, same store sales decreased 0.3 percent over the prior-year period. Front-end same store sales decreased 2.3 percent while pharmacy same store sales, which included an approximate 186 basis points negative impact from new generic introductions,...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) today reported revenues of $6.3 billion and a net loss of $116.0 million or $.14 per diluted share for its fiscal second quarter ended August 29, 2009. Adjusted EBITDA was $216.5 million or 3.4 percent of revenues. Second Quarter Highlights Both pharmacy same store sales and the number of prescriptions filled continued to increase, by...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that Robert I. Thompson, formerly Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Pharmacy. The company also announced that Bill Wolfe, formerly Group Vice President, Managed Care and Government Affairs, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Managed Care and Government...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today that Ernie Richardsen, a 17-year pharmacy industry veteran, has been promoted to Group Vice President, Pharmaceutical Purchasing and Clinical Services. His appointment is effective immediately. In his new position, Richardsen, 41, a licensed pharmacist, is responsible for pharmaceutical purchasing and purchasing strategy,...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
CAMP HILL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) said today that it will release financial results for its Second Quarter, which ended August 29, 2009, on Thursday, September 24, 2009. The company will hold an analyst call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (5:30 a.m. Pacific Time) with remarks by Rite Aid's management team. The call will be broadcast via the internet and can be accessed through...