A pharmacy staple in America is officially no more.

All Rite Aid stores have now closed, according to its website.

Rite Aid closed

What they're saying:

"All Rite Aid stores have now closed. We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support," the website reads.

What's next:

Rite Aid is offering online records requests, including prescription and immunization history. And it has a list of the new pharmacies that received Rite Aid prescription transfers.

Rite Aid bankruptcy

The backstory:

Philadelphia-based Rite Aid was founded in 1962 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as Thrif D Discount Center. The company had struggled with debt, posted annual losses for several years and was cutting costs and closing stores well before its initial bankruptcy filing.

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