Photos by Stacie Joy
The Halloween displays at the Rite Aid on First Avenue and Fifth Street are a bit sparse...
As we've noted, the entire store is a little sparse... but this location will remain open...
Last month, Rite Aid emerged from bankruptcy. Per Reuters:
Rite Aid will operate as a private company after it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy... The pharmacy has used its bankruptcy to close hundreds of stores, sell its pharmacy benefit company Elixir, and negotiate settlements with its lenders, drug distribution partner McKesson and other creditors.
There's signage in the pharmacy department about this... thanking customers and stating that Rite Aid is not going out of business...
Hopefully, they can afford a head for Santa this year!)
sad state, but glad they're staying open!
ReplyDeleteI use their pharmacy for all of my prescriptions. I’m glad they’re staying open too.
DeleteThat’s a good location should never give it up
DeleteThey need to shut down and let a real business open up that can serve the community. All they are doing is coercing more locals into ordering everything online. They haven't been able to keep toilet paper in stock for years. It's an insult to the community.
ReplyDeleteShop else where then & let the customers who loves this location SHOP!! GOOD BYE
DeleteI still use their pharmacy, have for years, but when I comparison shop are pharmacies using my healthcare providers website, the prices at Rite Aid are 4x higher then others such as the Walgreens further up 1st Ave. Thinking of switching for that reason alone.
ReplyDeleteThis location is definitely only surviving because of the pharmacy. You can't get anything you need here EVER, including such simple essentials as floss and toilet paper or even Tylenol caplets. On the very rare chance you can find something, it's 4x higher priced than you can get elsewhere and you have to wait 15 minutes for an employee to come retrieve it for you from behind a locked cabinet. The entire makeup aisle is behind a locked gate, and who even knows the last time they received a cosmetics shipment anyway. I know most of this is due to theft-related incidents, but it's really just an unpleasant shopping experience from top to bottom. If they're going to stay open, I don't know why they won't invest in stocking the place, hiring more staff, etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm a longtime (20+ years) customer and I really don't get their business plan. I was a "gold" member for years, which meant 30% off every purchase, on top of other discounts. That was really what kept me shopping there. A couple of years ago, they did away with the discount. Then they started locking everything up. Then they stopped stocking the shelves for a lot of things. The only things I buy there now are TP (when it's in stock, which is not often) and water. I only buy the water because I can't drink from the pipes in my building. I have resorted to ordering soap, laundry, and cleaning supplies online.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the restructuring will result in restocking. We really need them to stay.
ReplyDeletePhil - there are plenty of available empty spaces in the neighborhood for "real businesses". And to claim that "they haven't ben able to keep toilet paper in stock for years" is a gross exaggeration. So many older residents in the community depend on this Rite Aid.
ReplyDeleteQuote the raven, hard pass.
ReplyDeleteThis what the 9th precinct sits in a car outside all day for?
ReplyDeleteThat place is plenty spooky by itself.
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