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Rite Aid Corporation is an American drugstore chain based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] It was founded in 1962 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, by Alex Grass under the name Thrift D Discount Center. It is the third-largest drugstore chain in the United States, with nearly 1,300 stores in 16 U.S. states, primarily on the East and West coasts.
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 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday, ... Rite Aid had just $135.5 million of cash on hand -— and $3.3 billion in long-term debt, which exceeded the value of the company ...
During her time at Rite Aid, Donigan closed more than 150 unprofitable stores. [12] Donigan was credited with avoiding the bankruptcy for Rite Aid by pushing debt payments due in 2022 to 2025; however, Deutsche Bank warned the company was in danger of a "dramatic negative inflection point" in April 2022. Other analysts were less skeptical of ...
Rite Aid's bankruptcy plan, revised on Thursday, would cut $2 billion in debt and provide $47.5 million to junior creditors, including individuals and local governments who have sued the company ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Rite Aid's restructuring plan, allowing the pharmacy chain to cut its debt by $2 billion and turn over control to a group of lenders.
(Reuters) -Rite Aid will operate as a private company after it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the U.S. drugstore chain said on Tuesday.
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