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Rite Aid to close 53 more stores, including 11 in Pa.

A Rite Aid sign is displayed on the facade of a store in Pittsburgh, Jan. 23, 2023. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
A Rite Aid sign is displayed on the facade of a store in Pittsburgh, Jan. 23, 2023. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
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During the month of December, pharmaceutical retailer, Rite Aid announced that it is closing 53 more stores including 11 in Pennsylvania.

The company announced the closings in bankruptcy filings in December.

The 53 stores are on top of 255 store closings Rite Aid previously announced. One in the Lehigh Valley — at 104 E. Third Street in south Bethlehem — had already been announced to close in early January.

Rite Aid, which was based in East Pennsboro Township near Camp Hill for decades and is now based in Philadelphia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October to begin restructuring to significantly reduce its debt.

The 11 store closings in Pennsylvania from the company’s announcements in December are located at:

  • 105 Old York Road in Fairview Township, York County (New Cumberland)
  • 621 Clay Ave., Jeanette
  • 104 E. Third St., Bethlehem
  • 14 Fifth St., Williamsport
  • 201 N. Washington Ave., Scranton
  • 2100 Washington Pike, Carnegie
  • 64 N. Mercer Ave., Sharpsville
  • 230 Hays Ave., Pittsburgh
  • 642 Eaton Road, Warrington
  • 1628-36 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
  • 39 West Side Mall, Edwardsville

Rite Aid previously announced that these Pennsylvania stores will also close:

  • 2121 W. Lehigh Ave., Suite 5, Philadelphia
  • 535 Lincoln Ave., Pittsburgh
  • 700 Stevenson Blvd., New Kensington
  • 351 Brighton Ave., Rochester
  • 5235 Library Road, Bethel Park
  • 5990 University Boulevard, Suite 30, Moon Township
  • 2501 Saw Mill Run, Pittsburgh
  • 5410 Keeport Drive, Pittsburgh
  • 6090 Route 30, Greensburg
  • 4830 William Penn Highway, Export
  • 1730 Wilmington Road, New Castle
  • 2178 W. Union Blvd., Bethlehem
  • 1628 S. 4th St., Allentown
  • 2401 E. Venango St., Philadelphia
  • 6327-43 Torresdale Ave., Philadelphia
  • 200 W. Ridge Ave., Suite 112, Conshohocken
  • 301 Eisenhower Drive, Hanover
  • 7036 Wertzville Road, Silver Spring Township (Closed on Sept. 26)
  • 429 S. Hanover St., Carlisle (closed on Nov. 27)
  • 1927 Atherton St., College Township, Centre County
  • 306 Town Center, Route 202, New Britain, Bucks County
  • 927 Paoli Pike, West Chester
  • 821 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte
  • 6200 Saltsburg Road, Pittsburgh
  • 2545 Aramingo Ave., Philadelphia

A&G Real Estate Partners, which is working with Rite Aid to sell some of the pharmaceutical retailer’s leases and properties, has also announced it is selling 22 leases and fee-owned stores in Pennsylvania. Six of the stores are part of the list of store closings.

The other 16 are listed below.

Leases:

  • 2722 West 9th St., Chester
  • 5990 University Blvd., Coraopolis
  • 1709 Liberty Ave., Erie
  • 353 E. 6th St., Erie
  • 301 Eisenhower Drive, Hanover
  • 1130 Cumberland St., Lebanon
  • 350 Main St., Pennsburg
  • 5612 N. 5th St., Philadelphia
  • 6101 N. Broad St., Philadelphia
  • 208 E. Central Ave., Titusville

Fee-owned properties

  • 136 N. 63rd St., Philadelphia
  • 3000-02 Reed St., Philadelphia
  • 7941 Oxford Ave., Philadelphia
  • 10 S. Center St., Pottsville
  • SR 940 and Main St., White Haven

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