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 Albert