Across southwestern Pennsylvania, old Rite Aid storefronts sit empty, waiting for other businesses to come in.

However, in Pittsburgh's Mount Washington neighborhood, things moved quickly, and a new owner is about to open its doors. Giant Eagle will open a standalone pharmacy at the location on Virginia Avenue on Thursday.

Mary Ann McCarthy wanted to get a quick item at the old Rite Aid on Wednesday afternoon, thinking the new tenant had already moved in.

"I drove by, and I saw all these cars in here, and I saw some people going inside, so I thought they were open," McCarthy said.

Instead, those were the cars of workers racing to get the new standalone Giant Eagle pharmacy in shape for opening day, the company's second converted Rite Aid in Pennsylvania.

"It hasn't taken a year, an

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