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Rite Aid Considers Bankruptcy to Close Stores, Halt Opioid Lawsuits

  • Rite Aid is negotiating a bankruptcy plan that could close up to 500 stores and sell or let creditors take over remaining operations.

  • Rite Aid has over $3 billion in debt and faces over 1,000 lawsuits related to the opioid epidemic.

  • Bankruptcy would halt opioid lawsuits and allow Rite Aid to dump uneconomical leases.

  • Rite Aid plans to auction its Elxir pharmacy unit and other assets in bankruptcy.

  • The DOJ sued Rite Aid alleging it contributed to the opioid crisis by filling unlawful prescriptions.

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Rite Aid is set to close nearly 100 stores across the country as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, with the majority located in California, Pennsylvania, and New York, amid intense competition from e-commerce giants and legal troubles related to opioid prescriptions.
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