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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