5 more Rite Aid stores are closing in Sacramento area. When’s the last day?
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- Rite Aid will close more Sacramento-area stores as part of its bankruptcy plan.
- More than 400 locations have closed nationwide since June
- Pharmacy services to CVS, Walgreens and others.
At least five more Rite Aid locations are slated to close in the Sacramento area — with three stores shutting their doors as early next week.
Rite Aid has marked more than 1,000 locations for closure since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early May, according to business media brand Fast Company.
“At the time of its original filing, Rite Aid said it had 1,277 pharmacies in operation,” Fast Company reported June 30.
Here’s what to know:
What is Rite Aid? Why did drugstore company file for bankruptcy?
The national pharmacy chain now known as Rite Aid began as Thrift D Discount Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1962, according to the company’s website.
The goal of Rite Aid aims is “to be a successful chain of friendly, neighborhood drugstores that are committed to helping customers make everyday life a little easier and healthier,” the company said on its website.
In addition to operating in-site pharmacies, Rite Aid sells medicines, vitamins, cosmetics and household products.
Rite Aid has struggled to compete with other drug retailers for years, resulting in a weakened competitive position, elevated financial leverage and limited cash flow for the company, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.
The company first filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023.
On May 5, the pharmacy chain announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again.
Where are Rite Aid locations closing in Sacramento area? When?
A total of five Rite Aid stores are scheduled to shut their doors in the Sacramento region later this month, according to the company and previous reporting by Newsweek and Fast Company.
Here’s where to find those Rite Aid locations and when they’re slated to close:
Monday, July 14
- 446 Roseville Square, Roseville
Tuesday, July 15
- 526 East Bidwell St., Folsom
Wednesday, July 16
- 655 Russell Blvd., Davis
Wednesday, July 30
9133 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento
Thursday, July 31
- 2111 Golden Centre Lane, Rancho Cordova
What will happen to my prescriptions?
Rite Aid has entered into a series of sale agreements and pharmacy services transition agreements, the company said in a May 15 news release.
This agreement includes the rolling transition of pharmacy assets from more than 1,000 store locations across the United States to operators including CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Albertson, Kroger and Giant Eagle.
“During the transition, Rite Aid stores will remain open, and customers can continue to access their pharmacy services, including prescription refills and immunizations, without interruption,” Rite Aid said in a May 15 news release.
That means Rite Aid Pharmacy customers can expect to have services transferred to a nearby pharmacy.
“These agreements ensure our pharmacy customers will experience a smooth transition while preserving jobs for some of our valued team members,” Schroeder said in a release.
Which stores near me have already closed?
Since June 2, Rite Aid had has closed more than 410 stores, leaving a total of 785 locations open across the United States. That includes 256 stores in California.
Several Rite Aid stores shut their doors in June and early July in the Sacramento region.
Here’s where:
- 2751 Del Paso Road in Sacramento
4241 Marconi Ave., Sacramento
4221 Norwood Ave., Sacramento
980 Florin Road, Sacramento
7860 Gerber Road, Sacramento
- 6639 Watt Ave. in North Highlands
- 1260 West Capitol Ave. in West Sacramento
- 4300 Elverta Road in Antelope
Are other pharmacy chains shutting stores?
Two other major pharmacy chains recently announced plans to close down stores.
CVS plans to close a total of 270 stores nationwide in 2025, The Bee previously reported.
Meanwhile, Walgreens intends to shut 1,200 stores over the next three years, a company spokesperson told The Bee in May.
According to researchers at UC Berkeley School of Public Health and USC, about one in three U.S. retail pharmacies have closed since 2010.
Between 2018 and 2021, the number of pharmacies declined in 41 states, the study found, with higher pharmacy closure rates in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods.
This story was originally published July 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM.
