SEATTLE — Rite Aid plans to close about 7% of its stores initially, as the drugstore chain makes its way through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
The company submitted a list of 154 stores in a court filing. Most of the chain’s stores are on the East and West Coasts, and the list reflects that.
Several locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, and Washington made the list. The company also plans to close some stores in Michigan and Ohio as well.
The Washington locations are the following:
- 601 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
- 3202 132nd Street, Mill Creek, WA 98012
- 110 SW 148th Street, Burien, WA 98166
- 10103 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204
- 8230 Martin Way E. Lacey, WA 98516
- 22201 Meridian Avenue E, Graham, WA 98338
- 9600 15th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106
- 2518 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
- 3620 Factoria Blvd SE Bellevue, WA 98006
- 11919 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA 98005
- 7370 170th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Rite Aid said in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has more than 2,200 locations in 17 states.
That filing also noted that the company lost about $1.3 billion in the first half of its fiscal year. That’s more than double the $441 million it lost in the same period during the previous fiscal year.
Rite Aid said in its Tuesday bankruptcy court filing that it also may close additional stores.
The company said earlier this week that going through its voluntary Chapter 11 process will help significantly cut the company’s debt and resolve litigation “in an equitable manner.”
The Philadelphia company has struggled financially for years and also faces financial risk from lawsuits over opioid prescriptions like its bigger rivals, CVS and Walgreens.
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