Premium Company Profile: Rite Aid Corporation

Rite Aid acquired 1,854 Brooks and Eckerd stores and six distribution centers from The Jean Coutu Group in June 2007, creating the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and significantly strengthening its position as the third largest US drugstore chain.

Report Highlights
Rite Aid is a retail drugstore chain operator engaged in the sale of prescription drugs and other merchandise. It operates drug stores in 27 states across the US and in the District of Columbia. It offers prescription drugs, OTC medications and also offers private brand products such as Rite Aid Ibuprofen, Rite Aid Isopropyl, and Rite Aid Aspirin. Rite Aid primarily operates through retail drug segment. The segment's operations are classified into pharmacy, front-end merchandise, and others. Rite Aid introduced a new pharmacy management and dispensing system called 'Nexgen' across its stores. The system equips pharmacists with better tools to meet the customer needs. The company's customers are provided with an easy and convenient way to order refills over the telephone or the internet, using the company's automatic refill program.
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Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Company Structure 5
Company Overview and Key Facts 5
Business Description 6
Company Locations and Subsidiaries 9
Company Financials 10
Revenue by Division 10
Products and Services List 11
Major Products and Services 11
Competitors and strategic business relationships 14
Top Competitors 14
Suppliers and Partners 15
Clients 16
Shareholding Structure 17
Strategy 18
Mission 18
Company View 19
Strategy 23
Corporate Social Responsibility 26
SWOT Analysis 28
Overview 28
Strengths 29
Weaknesses 30
Opportunities 32
Threats 33
Value Chain Analysis 35
Overview 35
Wholesale 35
Operations and distribution 36
Sales 36
Key Employees 37
List of Key Employees 37
Key Employee Biographies 39
Appendix 45
Ask the analyst 45
Datamonitor consulting 45
Disclaimer 45
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Table 1: Rite Aid - Key Facts 5
Table 2: Rite Aid - Other Locations and Subsidiaries 9
Table 3: Rite Aid - Revenue by Division, 2006-2007 ($ Mn) 10
Table 4: Rite Aid - List of Products 11
Table 5: Rite Aid - List of Brands 12
Table 6: Rite Aid - Top Competitors 14
Table 7: Rite Aid - Key Shareholders* 17
Table 8: Rite Aid - SWOT Analysis Summary 28
Table 9: Rite Aid - Value Chain Analysis 35
Table 10: Rite-Aid - Key Employees 37

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