Global Director of Analysis Jonathan Kanarek On Rite Aid

Discusses Company's Future with an M&A Insider Service

New York, NY (March 29, 2010) — The private subscription M&A intelligence service, Mergermarket.com, recently interviewed Global Director of Analysis, Jonathan Kanarek, for an article sent to its subscribers. The subject of the article was Rite Aid's future in the aftermath of Walgreen's acquisition of Duane Reade.

Kanarek provided these insights for the Mergermarket.com suscribers:

• Potential suitors for Rite Aid may face anti-trust issues because of Rite Aid's large presence in certain states.
• Rite Aid's cash squeeze has eased due to a recent debt restructuring.
• The solution to Rite Aid's problems is a long-term strategy focusing on its core markets not an elusive quick fix.

As Director of Analysis at Global Credit Services, Kanarek leads a team of analysts in covering public and private companies in the retail space, providing credit opinions, webinars, personal consultations and other services for Global's clients. In addition to Rite Aid, he follows such companies as C&S Wholesale Grocers, Cardinal Health, and Safeway, and regularly attends retail conferences and events to meet with sector participants and clients.

Global Credit Services is a privately held company that provides sophisticated credit risk management tools for clients in the retail, chemical and energy industries, and sector analysis for the retail space. For more information, contact Nicole Smolowitz at 212-308-6060.