Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon
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 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, and 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 after 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 with decreased profits from prescription drugs due to lower reimbursement rates.
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 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, and 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 after 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 with decreased profits from prescription drugs due to lower reimbursement rates.
