After filing for bankruptcy, Rite Aid is closing stores. Which PA locations will shutter?

Matt DiSanto
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After filing for bankruptcy last week, Rite Aid is expected to shutter more than 150 stores across the U.S. — including dozens in Pennsylvania.

The company, which operated more than 2,000 stores in 17 states as of early September, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 15. According to documents filed through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey, Rite Aid will begin part of its restructuring process by closing at least 154 locations in the coming weeks, and more may be on the way.

No state is expected to see more stores close in this first wave than Pennsylvania with nearly 40 locations slated to shutter, though none are situated in Centre County. More than 30 stores are expected to close in California, and at least 19 will close in both Michigan and New York.

Here’s what you need to know about Rite Aid’s upcoming closures in Pennsylvania and across the country.

Which Rite Aid locations will close in Pennsylvania?

The following Rite Aid locations in Pennsylvania are expected to close this fall, according to court documents:

  • 2715 Parade St. in Erie

  • 5612 N. Fifth St. in Philadelphia

  • 350 Main St. in Pennsburg

  • 4011 Cottman Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 1441 Old York Road in Abington

  • 300 Market St. in Johnstown

  • 8716 New Falls Road in Levittown

  • 11750 Bustleton Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 169 West Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore

  • 1315 E. Washington Lane in Philadelphia

  • 801 Wyoming Ave., Suite 9 in West Pittston

  • 657 Heacock Road in Yardley

  • 2801 W. Dauphin St. in Philadelphia

  • 1709 Liberty St. in Erie

  • 674 Route 196, Suite 14 in Tobyhanna

  • 2722 W. 9th St. in Chester

  • 950 E. Baltimore Pike in Yeadown

  • 8235 Stenton Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 7941 Oxford Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 136 N. 63rd St. in Philadelphia

  • 5440 Lansdowne Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 208 E. Central Ave. in Titusville

  • 1080 S. West End Blvd. in Quakertown

  • 700 Stevenson Blvd. in New Kensington

  • 351 Brighton Ave. in Rochester

  • 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park

  • 5990 University Blvd., Suite 30 in Moon Township

  • 2501 Saw Mill Run Blvd. in Pittsburgh

  • 5410 Keeport Drive in Pittsburgh

  • 6090 Route 30 in Greensburg

  • 4830 William Penn Highway in Export

  • 1730 Wilmington Road in New Castle

  • 2178 W. Union Blvd. in Bethlehem

  • 1628 S. Fourth St. in Allentown

  • 2401 E. Venango St. in Philadelphia

  • 6327-43 Torresdale Ave. in Philadelphia

  • 200 W. Ridge Ave., Suite 112 in Conshohocken

  • 301 Eisenhower Drive in Hanover

  • 7036 Wertzville Road in Mechanicsburg

Many stores included in October’s court filings have already closed “and received ample notice of the closure,” a Rite Aid spokesperson said. Other locations are expected to close “in coming weeks.”

What’s next for Rite Aid?

After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Rite Aid said it will receive $3.45 billion in new financing to help the company keep remaining stores open and employees paid while it undergoes a restructuring process.

“With the support of certain of our lenders and the majority of our bondholders, we look forward to moving through this process and emerging as a stronger company, well-positioned for long-term success.” Rite Aid CEO Jeffrey Stein wrote in a company statement.

Rite Aid’s bankruptcy comes as the company faces mounting debt and more than 1,000 lawsuits accusing it of filling illegal prescriptions for painkillers, according to The New York Times. As of June, the company had saddled roughly $3.3 billion in debt while its stock had fallen nearly 80% since the year began.

Rite Aid launched a new website, riteaidrestructuring.com, that is expected to house relevant information for customers and employees as the company shifts in the coming weeks and months.