Comings & Goings: Rite Aid to close store in Franklin County by end of August
Rite Aid to close Franklin County store
The Rite Aid store and pharmacy in Fayetteville will close by the end of the month.
"Like all retail businesses, we regularly review each of our locations to ensure we are meeting the needs of our customers, communities and overall business," reads a statement provided by Rite Aid's press office. "A decision to close a store is one we take very seriously and is based on a variety of factors including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, local business conditions and viability, and store performance. We review every neighborhood to ensure our customers will have access to health services, be it at Rite Aid or a nearby pharmacy, and we work to seamlessly transfer their prescriptions so there is no disruption of services."
The company will also transfer employees to other Rite Aid locations "where possible," according to the statement.
The Fayetteville Rite Aid, 5035 Lincoln Way East, will close on Aug. 28. The closure will leave Franklin County with four Rite Aids, with one each in Chambersburg (415 E. Queen St.), Greencastle (200 N. Antrim Way), Waynesboro (1513 E. Main St.) and Shippensburg (300 S. Fayette St.)
Rite Aid has closed 180 stores since late 2021, including 25 in the first quarter of this year, Supermarket News reported. The company predicted it will lose $680 million this year.
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Competitors CVS and Walgreens have also been closing stores.
There are more than 2,200 Rite Aid locations across the U.S.
The Fayetteville Rite Aid opened in early 2007.
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This article originally appeared on Chambersburg Public Opinion: Rite Aid will close Fayetteville, PA store
