CVS has completed a deal to buy 63 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. As part of the deal, which comes five months after Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy , CVS will also acquire the customer prescription files of 626 locations across 15 states.

The agreement was first announced in May , though CVS at that time planned to acquire 64 locations and 625 prescription files. The transfer of assets was approved by a bankruptcy judge later that month.

CVS is also bringing on more than 3,500 employees from the defunct chain and has made “targeted investments” in existing CVS locations to meet the needs of new shoppers. That includes adding more support and improving training programs for associates.

“We're helping maintain and expand access to convenient and

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