Rite Aid to close 31 stores in California. What’s happening in SLO County?
The popular drugstore chain Rite Aid has announced plans to close more than 150 locations after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.
As part of the bankruptcy process, Rite Aid confirmed that it would be closing “underperforming” properties.
Among those are 31 stores in California, including many in the southern half of the state.
Fortunately for local shoppers, none of Rite Aid’s San Luis Obispo County stores appear to be among the closures.
Rite Aid has nine locations across SLO County, all of which will remain open as of now.
Rite Aid locations in San Luis Obispo County
▪ 1207 Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande
▪ 1690 East Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande
▪ 7025 El Camino Real, Atascadero
▪ 1110 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos
▪ 740 Quintana Road, Morro Bay
▪ 1151 Creston Road, Paso Robles
▪ 2424 Spring St., Paso Robles
▪ 1215 Johnson Ave., San Luis Obispo
▪ 956 Foothill Ave., San Luis Obispo
Rite Aid locations closing in California
These California Rite Aid locations are expected to close:
▪ 4044 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles
▪ 4046 S Centinela Ave., Los Angeles
▪ 7859 Firestone Blvd., Downey
▪ 4402 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach
▪ 935 N Hollywood Way, Burbank
▪ 139 N Grand Ave., Covina
▪ 13905 Amar Road, La Puente
▪ 920 E Valley Blvd., Alhambra
▪ 3813 Plaza Drive, Oceanside
▪ 1670 Main St., Ramona
▪ 6505 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego
▪ 8985 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego
▪ 25906 Newport Road, Menifee
▪ 24829 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point
▪ 30222 Crown Valley Pkwy., Laguna Niguel
▪ 19701 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda
▪ 1406 W Edinger Ave., Santa Ana
▪ 2738 E Thompson Blvd., Ventura
▪ 720 N Ventura Road, Oxnard
▪ 20572 Homestead Road, Cupertino
▪ 2620 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
▪ 901 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
▪ 571 Bellevue Road, Atwater
▪ 5409 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights
▪ 1309 Fulton Ave., Sacramento
▪ 3029 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa
▪ 959 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles
▪ 3000 S Archibald Ave., Ontario
▪ 15800 Imperial Hwy, La Mirada
▪ 8509 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine
▪ 499 Alvarado St., Monterey
The timeline of the store closures is still unclear and is subject to change, according to court documents.
How will this affect customers?
In an FAQ released by Rite Aid regarding its bankruptcy, the company said it will continue to serve customers.
“We are committed to delivering the leading healthcare products and services that you expect from us,” the company wrote. “You can still find what you are looking for at our stores and fill your prescriptions at our pharmacies.”
As of Oct. 18, Rite Aid said that customers can still fill and pick up their prescriptions at the pharmacies scheduled to close.
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