One of the most prominent companies that ever called south central Pennsylvania home has announced that all of its stores have closed.
Rite Aid made the announcement in one simple line at the bottom of its homepage on its website .
“All Rite Aid stores have now closed,” the short message reads. “We thank our loyal customers for their many years of support.”
The last two Rite Aid pharmacies closed on Sept. 29 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and in Bend, Oregon.
Rite Aid was based in East Pennsboro Township in Cumberland County for decades before moving to Philadelphia in 2023.
The company announced in May that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for a second time.
Rite Aid said at the time it was pursuing “a strategic and value-maximizing sale process for substantially all o