A BELOVED pharmacy chain is closing 111 more stores amid its bankruptcy bust – separate from the 500 already disappearing.
The chain has been forced to take drastic measures, and is throwing out waves of store closures.
The chain has been forced to take drastic measures, and is throwing out waves of store closures[/caption]
Rite Aid‘s slow fall into bankruptcy has left it struggling to stay afloat while axing hundreds of locations in the process.
The US Sun reported on Rite Aid being forced to sell nearly 1,000 of its stores to its biggest rivals CVS and Walgreens.
CVS agreed to take on prescription files from 625 Riet Aids in 15 states where it already had a presence.
This means that Rite Aid patients will be forced to go to CVS stores now to collect their prescriptions.
CVS has also agreed to fully purchase 64 stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The list of closing Rite Aids is nearing 500 overall, and it is unknown how high that number could go.
It is currently at 474 with the new batch of 111 closures announced.
The latest closings include 39 each in the states of California and New York.
Stores in Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland are also going to be scrapped in the latest wave.
To see the full list of the 11 new stores closing, you can visit the WNEP link here.
WAVE AFTER WAVE
The US Sun recently reported on even more Rite Aid closures with a June 4 deadline.
Every month sees the closure of more locations, as the first round saw 47 go under across nine states.
The second batch encompassed 68 stores across seven states, such as in California, Virginia and Oregon.
A third wave then took out 151 more locations , brining the total number in Rite Aid‘s second bankruptcy to 361.
Full listof Rite Aid locations closed in May
California
- 3860 Sepulveda Boulevard – Torrance
- 5075 Olivehurst Avenue – Olivehurst
- 211 East 17th St. – Costa Mesa
- 1038 East Colorado Blvd. – Pasadena
- 6150 Van Buren Blvd. – Riverside
- 220 West East Ave. – Chico
- 4774 West Ln. – Stockton
- 4920 La Sierra Ave. – Riverside
- 1331 Wilshire Blvd. – Santa Monica
- 446 East Washington Blvd. – Los Angeles
- 23 Peninsula Center – Rolling Hills Estates
- 3300 East Anaheim St. – Long Beach
- 1203 West Imola Ave. – Napa
- 1550 Hamilton Ave. – San Jose
- 501 South Gaffey St. – San Pedro
- 4840 Niagara Ave. – San Diego
- 1534 East Florence Ave. – Los Angeles
- 32450 Clinton Keith Rd. – Wildomar
- 720 Sutton Way – Grass Valley
- 34420 Yucaipa Blvd. – Yucaipa
- 2751 Del Paso Rd. – Sacramento
Connecticut
- 180 Main St. – Cheshire
- 113-115 Mill Plain Rd. – Danbury
- 56 Rubber Ave. – Naugatuck
Massachusetts
- 1031 Main St. – Clinton
New Hampshire
- 360 Summer Street – Bristol
- 41 Carroll Street – Pittsfield
- 75 Portsmouth Ave., Unit 1 – Exeter
- 19 Wilton Rd., Suite 1a – Peterborough
- 354 Winchester St. – Keene
New Jersey
- 75 South Main St. – Neptune
- 403 Sicklerville Rd. – Sicklerville
New York
- 9 Broad Street – Salamanca
- 1070 Genesee Street – Buffalo
- 5901 Bay Pkwy.– Brooklyn
- 8222 18th Ave. – Brooklyn
- 55-60 Myrtle Ave. – Ridgewood
- 50-15 Roosevelt Ave. – Woodside
- 60-26 Woodside Ave, – Woodside
Oregon
- 728 South West 4th Avenue – Ontario
- 4041 Nw Logan Road – Lincoln City
- 2049 West Cascade Avenue – Hood River
- 178 West Ellendale Avenue – Dallas
- 1217 Campbell Street – Baker City
- 44 Michigan Avenue Ne – Bandon
- 313 South Roosevelt Drive – Seaside
- 626 Mcclaine St – Silverton
- 1400 West 6th St. – The Dalles
- 514 Ne 181st Ave. – Portland
- 2521 South Sixth St. – Klamath Falls
- 700 S.E. 3rd St. – Bend
Pennsylvania
- 805 Huntingdon Pike – Huntingdon Valley
- 6 Bochicchio Boulevard – Moscow
- 601 Delaware Avenue – Palmerton
- 315 West Fourth Street – Quarryville
- 2201 West Alleghenny Ave. – Philadelphia
- 10 Newport Plaza – Newport
- 801 Grow Avenue – Montrose
- 2503-05 Welsh Road – Philadelphia
- 5 Friendly Drive – Duncannon
- 260 West Lehigh Avenue #80 – Philadelphia
- 3145 Main Street – Morgantown
- 205 Center Street – Tamaqua
- 9635 William Penn Highway – Huntingdon
- 15 West Centre Street – Mahanoy City
- 4530 North 5th Street – Philadelphia
- 101 East Shirley Street – Mt Union
- 4390 Richmond Street – Philadelphia
- 5201 Spring Road Suite 6 – Shermans Dale
- 1365 Logan Avenue – Tyrone
- 1212 Second Street – Cresson
- 201 West Mahoning Street – Punxsutawney
- 165 Butler Road – Kittanning
- 126 W. Main Street – Grove City
- 111 North Plaza – Apollo
- 5214-30 Baltimore Avenue – Philadelphia
- 1941 Derry Street – Harrisburg
- 5400 Rising Sun Avenue – Philadelphia
- 901 S Saint Marys Street – Saint Marys
- 200 Resort Plaza Drive – Blairsville
- 630 Main St. – Portage
- 207 Route 6 West – Coudersport
- 838 Fifth Avenue – Ford City
- 620 E Allegheny Avenue – Emporium
- 100 South Third Street – Conneaut Lake
- 200 Memorial Blvd. – Connellsville
- 59 North Main Street – Port Allegany
- 610 Broad Street – New Bethlehem
- 1340 Main Street – Burgettstown
- 100 Franklin Street – Mercer
- 1222 Brownsville Rd – Pittsburgh
- 521 North Fraley Street – Kane
- 3939 Butler Street – Pittsburgh
- 1 East High Street – Union City
- 2150 Brownsville Rd Ste120 – Pittsburgh
- 304 Market St. – Harrisburg
- 23 North Elm St. – Kutztown
- 3773 Peters Mountain Rd. – Halifax
- 1039 2nd St. – Pike Richboro
- 843 Rostraver Rd. – Belle Vernon
- 400 West Second St. – Berwick
- Pittsburgh Intl Airport – Pittsburgh
- 209 Atwood St. – Pittsburgh
Virginia
- 115 Brunswick Square Court – Lawrenceville
- 144 Scottsville Center – Scottsville
- 4171 Lee Jackson Hwy, Ste 113 – Greenville
- 200 Augusta Avenue – Grottoes
Washington
- 35013 Snoqualmie Pkwy – Snoqualmie
- 27000 Miller Bay Rd Ne, Kingston
- 909 East Yelm Avenue, Yelm
- *517 Commercial Ave., Anacortes
- 608 W. Stanley Street, Granite Falls
- 609 Omache Drive, Omak
- 250 Basin St. SW – Ephrata
- 248 Bendigo Blvd S – North Bend
Rite Aid has yet to announce exact details regarding the closure timeline.
Rite Aid CEO Matt Schroeder said in a news release: “As we move forward, our key priorities are ensuring uninterrupted pharmacy services for our customers and preserving jobs for as many associates as possible.
“For more than 60 years, Rite Aid has been a proud provider of pharmacy services and products to our loyal customers.
“While we have continued to face financial challenges, intensified by the rapidly evolving retail and healthcare landscapes in which we operate, we are encouraged by meaningful interest from a number of potential national and regional strategic acquirors.
“As we move forward, our key priorities are ensuring uninterrupted pharmacy services for our customers and preserving jobs for as many associates as possible.
“I will be forever grateful to our thousands of associates for their commitment to Rite Aid and its mission, and I thank our entire team – from store associates to corporate employees – for their dedication to our customers and our company.
“With their support, we have played a critical role in supporting the healthcare needs of countless Americans across the communities that we are honored to serve.”
