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CVS Completes Rite Aid Asset Buy, Taking Over 63 Stores and 626 Prescription Files

The court-approved transfers steer millions of former Rite Aid patients to nearby CVS pharmacies to preserve continuity of care.

Overview

  • CVS is now operating 63 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs locations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
  • Prescription records from 626 shuttered pharmacies across 15 states have been moved to CVS, covering more than 9 million customers.
  • The company hired over 3,500 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs employees and invested in staffing, scheduling and training at impacted sites.
  • Most transferred files are assigned to CVS pharmacies within three miles of a closed Rite Aid, with nearly half within one mile.
  • A New Jersey bankruptcy court approved the asset sales in May 2025, Rite Aid closed its final stores in early October, and CVS did not disclose financial terms.