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A Beloved Old-School Ice Cream Chain May Be Closing Hundreds Of Locations - Here's Why By Bobby Lewis June 3, 2025 12:38 pm EST

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You might not be familiar with Thrifty Ice Cream, but on the west coast, the brand is an old school cult classic. Owned by Thrifty Drug Store, the ice cream was originally sold out of dedicated counters within the drug stores. Thrifty has made its own small batch ice cream in the Los Angeles area since 1940, and by the 1970s it was a regional icon, thanks in part to its signature cylindrical ice cream scoops and unusual flavors. But in 1996 Rite Aid bought Thrifty Drug Store and its ice cream business, a move which may have ultimately contributed to its current economic troubles.

Rite Aid recently filed for bank

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