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Rite Aid Set to Close Over 800 Stores as Bankruptcy Auction Looms

Selected Rite Aid stores are already being acquired by competitors ahead of the planned auction of remaining assets.

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Overview

  • Rite Aid announced the closure of 118 additional outlets across 11 states in documents filed June 20.
  • The total number of store closures has topped 800, accounting for nearly 74% of its 1,277 pharmacies as of its May 5 bankruptcy filing.
  • CVS has agreed to acquire 64 Rite Aid stores across Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
  • Walgreens will take over prescription files from select Rite Aid pharmacies in nine states.
  • A court-approved auction is set to sell off the chain’s remaining assets.