The list of Rite Aid store closures continues to grow.
As the drugstore chain prepares to sell off its remaining assets in the wake of filing for bankruptcy for a second time, the total number of locations marked for closure in court documents as of this week is at least 497 nationwide.
The chain will eventually sell or shutter all of its 1,277 pharmacies as it winds down operations. According to a court filing on Thursday, the latest list includes 25 additional locations in Ohio, California, Oregon, and Washington state.
Bids on Rite Aid’s remaining assets are due on June 18.
Pharmacy assets already sold
Rite Aid has already reached agreements to offload some of its assets—notably, its valuable prescription files—to CVS, the country’s largest pharmacy chain; Walgreens; and the Albertsons and Kroger grocery chains.
As Fast Company previously reported, CVS agreed to buy prescription files for 625 of those pharmacies and take over 64 brick-and-mortar Rite Aid locations in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, home to many of the latest closures.
Rite Aid’s mass closures present particular challenges for customers in rural areas who rely on the chain for their medications, sparking concerns about pharmacy deserts. The broader wind-down has left many remaining locations with empty shelves as products run out.
Fast Company has reached out to Rite Aid for additional information about the timeline of the closures.
Here’s what to know.
Which Rite Aid stores are among the latest closings?
According to this week’s filing, the following 25 locations are set to close and may already be in the process of doing so.
CALIFORNIA
2505 Mt Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306
602 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905
4322 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
1560 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules, CA 94547
32121 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
1501 West Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243
10823 Zelzah Avenue Bldg D, Granada Hills, CA 91344
19035 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308
7025 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
24330 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
295 West Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695
1735 E Walnut Avenue, Visalia, CA 93292
300 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
OREGON
2021 NW 185th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124
681 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem, OR 97301
1970 Echo Hollow Road, Eugene, OR 97402
1560 Coburg Road, Eugene, OR 97401
Ohio
1955 Cleveland Road, Wooster OH 44691
WASHINGTON
2131 SW 336th Street, Federal Way, WA 98023
10407 SE 256th Street, Kent, WA 98030
5700 100th Street SW Ste 100, Lakewood, WA 98499
3116 NE Sunset Boulevard, Renton, WA 98056
140th Avenue SE, Renton, WA 98058
196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
2860 NW Bucklin Hill Road, Silverdale, WA 98383
Where can I find the full list of Rite Aid closures?
Previous filings have revealed closures as noted below:
May 5: 47 initial locations
May 9: 68 additional locations
May 16: 95 additional locations
May 23: 151 additional locations
May 30: 111 additional locations
How did Rite Aid get here?
Rite Aid’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings come less than one year are a similar filing in 2023.
Like many drugstore chains, including CVS and Walgreens, Rite Aid has struggled with online competition from Amazon and other retailers and decreased profits from prescription drugs due to lower reimbursement rates.
