Rite Aid Closes Every Store In These Two States

Rite Aid has closed all of its stores in Michigan and Ohio.

Recent bankruptcy filings revealed that Rite Aid closed 74 stores in August; all but two were in Michigan and Ohio.

The other two August store closures were in Washington and California.

Since declaring bankruptcy,  234 Rite Aids in Michigan and 183 in Ohio have either already been closed or are in the process of closing.

Michigan and Ohio Rite Aid Customers Scramble as Every Location Closes:https://t.co/0PKU5Dyw1M

— Bob C (@rec165900) August 17, 2024

Michigan and Ohio Rite Aid Customers Scramble as Every Location Closes https://t.co/xmOKiwDSrW

— Humoroid (@GarretLebois) August 17, 2024

Check out what Breitbart reported:

Rite Aid customers in Michigan and Ohio have been left scrambling to find new pharmacies at which to get their prescriptions after the drugstore hastily closed every location in both states.

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The company’s most recent bankruptcy filings, which the Daily Mail obtained, show that Rite Aid has closed a staggering 74 stores so far in August — with all but two being in Michigan or Ohio.

The other two August closures were in California and Washington.

​​In total, 234 Rite Aids in Michigan and 183 in Ohio have either already been shuttered or are in the process of doing so.

On top of struggling with debt and facing fierce competition from online pharmacies, like Amazon, Rite Aid has been hit with more than a thousand lawsuits accusing it of filling illegal prescriptions for opioids, the New York Times reported.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against Rite Aid and its multiple subsidiaries in March, alleging that the business filled prescriptions for amounts of opioids “that had obvious, and often multiple, red flags indicating misuse.”

Embattled pharmacy chain Rite Aid has been shuttering locations across the country. Michigan and Ohio were hit hardest in the latest wave announced in August. https://t.co/GpRCMoDGhp

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) August 16, 2024

Here’s what Fast Company reported:

Rite Aid has announced it is closing another 44 stores as it continues to work through its restructuring process after filing for bankruptcy last year. The latest 44 store closures come after numerous rounds of other store closures in October and November of 2023, and January, April, and June of 2024.

The latest closures were announced in two filings with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. In an August 5 filing, Rite Aid revealed it would be closing 11 locations. And in an August 9 filing, the company revealed it would be closing an additional 33 stores.