Overview
- Rite Aid, burdened by $8 billion in debt and legal challenges, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time on May 5, 2025.
- The company has secured $1.94 billion in financing to sustain operations as it sells or closes stores and restructures its business.
- An additional 68 stores across seven states have been identified for closure, pending court approval, following a previous announcement of 47 closures.
- Nearly all of Rite Aid's 1,240 remaining locations are expected to be listed for sale as part of its restructuring plan.
- Pharmacy services, including prescriptions and immunizations, will remain available, with plans to transfer prescriptions as stores wind down.