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3. Rite Aid grew through acquisitions - Thrift, Eckerd, Brooks, and many many others

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 05:49 AM

Apr 26

They never seemed to fully modernize, at least in the 4-5 stores I frequented. One Thrift was a pharmacist franchisee. When he retired the store itself became a 99 cent store. Then they built a palatial store on the other side of town, two stories, near Walgreens. But it closed in the pandemic and was for sale forever. Now it's a Bank of America. (Did Trump name that too?)

There are still chains of independent pharmacies in small towns. Usually one or two local pharmacists. Their merchandise is more relevant to health, old time remedies. There's not enough traffic there and they don't have to rely on pantry items, cold soda, garden merchandise, magazines, etc.

494 Rite Aid stores in Pennsylvania. Buh-bye.

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Rite Aids could be closing down as company eyes second bankruptcy in two years [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 26 OP

Sell stores to who? Walgreens and CVS are both closing stores, not opening new ones. Mawspam2 Apr 26 #1

Walgreens ate our Rite Aids Easterncedar Apr 26 #2

Rite Aid grew through acquisitions - Thrift, Eckerd, Brooks, and many many others bucolic_frolic Apr 26 #3

I think the meat has been picked off the bones. Bonuses for all. twodogsbarking Apr 26 #4

The Rite Aid we frequent... GiqueCee Apr 26 #5

Rite-Aid CountAllVotes Apr 26 #6

I'm on a first-name basis... GiqueCee Apr 27 #10

Rite-Aid delivers to my front door for free. maxsolomon Apr 29 #15

I seemed to have heard somewhere DENVERPOPS Apr 26 #7

Pretty much... GiqueCee Apr 27 #11

I fear DENVERPOPS Apr 27 #12

When you care more about the stock price than satisfying customers this is the result. twodogsbarking Apr 26 #8

Rite Aid bought out our local family-owned Bartell's stores a while back. SeattleVet Apr 26 #9

I had a good pharmacist at my then local Rite Aid. electric_blue68 Apr 28 #13

My Rite Aid barely has anything on the shelves. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 29 #14