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CAMP HILL, Pa.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Starting today, nearly all Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) stores are open early and late to help last-minute shoppers score some great deals on gifts and stocking stuffers including the latest toys, hottest electronics, and comfiest bath and beauty gift sets.

More than 4,500 Rite Aid stores will be open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily through Dec. 23, with many locations open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Visit [ www.riteaid.com/stores ] for local store hours including 24-hour locations. Easily a one-stop destination for Christmas shopping, Rite Aid has expanded holiday hours in recent years to tempt busy shoppers tired of crowded malls and endless big-box store parking lots. Rite Aid also caters to last-minute shoppers, who are more numerous in 2011, according to a recent National Retail Federation [ survey ]. Survey results indicated 38 million Americans a" 17 percent of the population a" had not even started shopping by the second week in December. But waiting doesn't mean the good gifts are gone. Rite Aid's got something for everyone including:

Kids of All Ages

Trendy toys such as Lalaloopsy Dolls and Wuggle Pets join tried-and-true favorites including rocking horses, train sets, plus dolls and action figurines. Other classic toys include metal die-cast cars and plush creatures including pop culture hits such as Angry Birds characters, sock monkeys and Pillow Pets, which come in new licensed characters this year. To foster kids' creative juices, Rite Aid offers arts and crafts plus plenty of board games, puzzles and educational toys including digital coin jars. Popular stocking stuffers include novelty candies such as chocolate lumps of coal and coins.

Moms, Wives and Other Wonderful Women

The As Seen On TV product line contains plenty of great practical gifts including the "Ove" Glove and Chia Herb Garden. Or give her the gift of pampering with Bubble Bliss foot bath, lumbar massagers, fragrance or cosmetic gift sets including collections from Eco Tools, or hair accessories such as dryers, straighteners and crimpers. Once she's pampered, help her kick back with fuzzy fleece blankets and Pajama Jeans. Rite Aid also has gifts that help turn a house into a home, such as relaxation fountains and decorative wall clocks including cats and cuckoo clock designs.

Dads, Husbands and Guys of All Types

Give them something you know they'll use such as bath and body gift sets from Axe, a five-piece Gillette Fusion ProGlide shave and shower set, pocket tool sets, or electric toothbrushes, water flossers and other dental indulgences. Rite Aid also has a wide range of electronics including 19-inch LCD TVs, compact DVD players, 7-inch netbook and tablet style internet devices, and the Digitower iTower audio speaker, which docks with MP3 players to fill a room with sound and stream video. Or let them choose the gift with gift cards of various denominations from nearly 200 different retailers, restaurants, and online gaming networks, all available at Rite Aid.

Teachers, Hostesses and Last-Minute Holiday Needs

Say thank you to those who help all year long with gifts to warm the home such as seasonally scented candles, Christmas CDs and DVDs, holiday nutcrackers and decorations, or a wide range of food gift sets including seasonally decorated popcorn tins. Help fill the party's candy dish with seasonally wrapped treats from Hershey's, Mars and more, or wow them with gourmet boxed chocolates from Russell Stover, Whitman or Hershey's Pot of Gold. Rite Aid stores are also stocked for revelers who run out of essentials such as gift wrap, gift bags and boxes, gift tags, ribbons, bows, milk, eggs, batteries, cameras and film.

Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nationas leading drugstore chains with approximately 4,700 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia and fiscal 2011 annual revenues of $25.2 billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background and press releases, is available through the companyas website at [ www.riteaid.com ].