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On August 23, 2006, The Wall Street Journal announced that Rite Aid would acquire the U.S. subsidiary of Quebec-based Jean Coutu Group, including 1,858 Eckerd Pharmacy and Brooks Pharmacy stores, for US$3.4 billion in cash and issuing stock, which would also give Jean Coutu a 32% equity stake in Rite Aid.
An Eckerd Pharmacy in Rochester, Pennsylvania, pictured shortly before its conversion into a Rite Aid in August 2007. This location closed in October 2023. [13] On August 23, 2006, The Wall Street Journal announced that Rite Aid would acquire 1,858 Eckerd Pharmacy and Brooks Pharmacy stores from Jean Coutu for US$3.4 billion (~$4.94 billion in ...
It previously operated stores in the United States under its U.S. subsidiary The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) USA, Inc., using the Brooks Pharmacy and Eckerd Drugs banners, until it was sold to Rite Aid in 2007 (the subsidiary itself is still active and operates in-name-only under Rite Aid, but its stores have since been converted to Rite Aid).
In June 2007, a 109-year-old retail legacy came to an end. Rite-Aid Corporation completed its acquisition of Eckerd Pharmacy by purchasing Jean Coutu USA for $2.3 billion in cash plus $1 billion ...
On October 27, 2015, Walgreens announced the purchase of competitor Rite Aid for $17.2 billion (equivalent to $21.6 billion in 2023). [12] [13] However, that deal was later scrapped due to antitrust concerns in favor of a $5.18 billion deal (equivalent to $6.33 billion in 2023), [12] in which Walgreens only acquired half of Rite Aid locations. [14]
Rite Aid, the third largest standalone pharmacy chain, filed for bankruptcy Sunday and will reportedly close roughly 400 to 500 of its approximately 2,200 stores.
Rite Aid, one of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, received permission from a U.S. judge on Thursday to begin voting on a bankruptcy restructuring plan that would turn over most of the company's ...
The transaction was officially completed in June 2008. All Brooks and Eckerd locations were either rebranded as Rite Aid. To comply with FTC antitrust regulations, some Brooks/Eckerd locations within a mile of a Rite Aid store were sold to another pharmacy company, such as CVS/pharmacy or Walgreens, or were closed.