Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                            File No. 333-82872


PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 6
(To Prospectus dated May 17, 2002)

                                 $250,000,000
                             RITE AID CORPORATION
                     4.75% Convertible Notes due 2006 and
                       38,461,539 Shares of Common Stock
                     Issuable upon Conversion of the Notes

         This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated May 17,
2002 of Rite Aid Corporation, as supplemented on June 5, 2002, June 11, 2002,
August 27, 2002, October 3, 2002, and November 21, 2002, relating to the sale
from time to time by certain of our security holders (including their
transferors, donees, pledgees or successors) of up to $250,000,000 aggregate
principal amount at maturity of our 4.75% Convertible Notes due 2006 and the
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. You should read
this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus, and this
prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to
the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement supersedes the
information contained in the prospectus.

         The table of selling security holders contained in the prospectus is
hereby amended to amend the information for the following selling security
holder:




                                     Aggregate principal
                                     amount at maturity                             Number of shares of   Percentage of shares
                                      of  notes that         Percentage of notes     common stock that      of common stock
Name                                   may be sold               outstanding          may be sold (1)        outstanding(2)
----                                   -----------               -----------          ---------------        --------------

                                                                                                     
  CRT Capital Group, LLC.             $   14,761,000                 5.9                 2,270,923                 *

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* Less than one percent

(1) Assumes conversion of all of the holder's notes at a conversion rate of
153.846 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the
notes. This conversion rate is subject to adjustment, however, as described
under "Description of Notes--Conversion Rights." As a result, the number of
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may increase or
decrease in the future.

(2) Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Exchange Act, using
515,115,664 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 18, 2002. In
calculating this amount for each holder, we treated as outstanding the number
of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all that holder's notes,
but we did not assume conversion of any other holder's notes.




         Investing in the notes or shares of Rite Aid common stock involves
risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 10 of
the prospectus.

         NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

         The date of this prospectus supplement is February 20, 2003.