EXHIBIT 23.3
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              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

The Board of Directors
Rite Aid Corporation

We consent to the use of our audit reports dated April 14, 1998 on the 
consolidated financial statements and schedule of  Rite Aid Corporation and 
subsidiaries as of February 28, 1998 and March 1, 1997, and for each of the 
years in the three-year period then ended incorporated herein by reference and
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

KPMG LLP

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
January 12, 1999