Core-Mark Announces Supply Chain Contract Renewal with Rite Aid

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2017 -- Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORE) announced today it has renewed its three year supply chain agreement with Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD). Core-Mark is currently providing service to approximately 4,500 Rite Aid stores.

“The Core-Mark team is excited to extend our partnership with Rite Aid, one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains, and we look forward to working with Rite Aid to provide high-quality, food service distribution services to its stores and customers,” said Tom Perkins, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Core-Mark

Core-Mark is one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America.  Founded in 1888, Core-Mark offers a full range of products, marketing programs and technology solutions to over 46,000 customer locations in the U.S. and Canada through 32 distribution centers (excluding two distribution facilities the Company operates as a third party logistics provider). Core-Mark services traditional convenience retailers, grocers, drug, liquor and specialty stores, and other stores that carry convenience products.  For more information, please visit www.core-mark.com.

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Ms. Milton Gray Draper
Director of Investor Relations 
650-589-9445 x 3027 
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