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Major Pharmacy Closing More CA Locations Amid Bankruptcy, New Report Says

The embattled chain will close nearly all of its stores in the state.

A total of 235 locations are on pace to shut down in the Golden State in 2025.
A total of 235 locations are on pace to shut down in the Golden State in 2025. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

Amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the embattled pharmacy chain giant Rite Aid is closing additional store locations in California, according to media reports.

A group of 56 Rite Aid stores was added to the ongoing list of California closures for the chain, making a total of 235 locations on pace to shut down in the Golden State in 2025. The latest store closures announced this week include:

  • Antioch: 4100 Lone Tree Way
  • Azusa: 153 East Gladstone Street
  • Bakersfield: 100 China Grade Loop
  • Bakersfield: 9000-A Ming Avenue
  • Bakersfield: 1601 23rd Street
  • Bakersfield: 431 34th Street
  • Colton: 1133 N. Mount Vernon Avenue
  • Compton: 1001 North Central Avenue
  • Delano: 1809 Cecil Avenue
  • Folsom: 526 East Bidwell Street
  • Fresno: 1210 North Blackstone Avenue
  • Fresno: 2011 West Shaw Avenue
  • Hanford: 707 West Lacey Boulevard
  • Hesperia: 15510 Main Street
  • Huntington Beach: 5881 Warner Avenue
  • Lemoore: 820 N Lemoore Avenue
  • Loma Linda: 25710 Barton Road
  • Long Beach: 5128 East 2nd Street
  • Long Beach: 211 Cherry Avenue
  • Los Angeles: 226 North Larchmont Boulevard
  • Lynwood: 11325 Long Beach Boulevard
  • Madera: 335 West Olive Avenue
  • Maywood: 4410 East Slauson Avenue
  • Menifee: 27350 Sun City Boulevard
  • Modesto: 1032 Oakdale Road
  • Norco: 1325 6th Street
  • Ojai: 11496 North Ventura Avenue
  • Palo Cedro: 9340 Deschutes Rd
  • Perris: 1688 North Perris Boulevard
  • Phelan: 4120 Phelan Road
  • Pico Rivera: 9333 Whittier Boulevard
  • Port Hueneme: 2480 Victoria Avenue
  • Redding: 1801 Eureka Way
  • Redding: 6424 Westside Road
  • Redding: 975 East Cypress Avenue
  • Reedley: 1721 East Manning Avenue
  • Ridgecrest: 101 North China Lake Boulevard
  • Riverside: 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, #8
  • Roseville: 446 Roseville Square
  • Sacramento: 4241 Marconi Avenue
  • San Diego: 10631 Tierrasanta Boulevard
  • San Diego: 4077 Governor Drive
  • San Diego: 11845 Carmel Mountain Road
  • San Diego: 3081-B Clairemont Drive
  • Santa Barbara: 35 South Milpas Street
  • Santa Barbara: 1976 Cliff Drive
  • Santa Monica: 2412 Pico Boulevard
  • Santa Rosa: 1551 Farmers Lane
  • Selma: 2640 Floral Avenue
  • Shafter: 150 East Lerdo Highway
  • Torrance: 2240 West Sepulveda Boulevard
  • Tulare: 1645 E Tulare Avenue
  • Tustin: 13151 Jamboree Road
  • Victorville: 16120 Bear Valley Road
  • Vista: 1363 East Vista Way
  • Yucaipa: 11352 Bryant Street

Earlier this month, another 83 California Rite Aid stores were targeted for permanent closure:

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  • Anderson: 3095 McMurray Drive
  • Apple Valley: 19035 Bear Valley Road
  • Arroyo Grande: 1690 East Grand Avenue
  • Atascadero: 7025 El Camino Real
  • Auburn: 2805 Bell Road
  • Bakersfield: 11200 Olive Drive
  • Bakersfield: 1425 South H Street
  • Bakersfield: 2505 Mt Vernon Avenue
  • Bell Gardens: 6959 Eastern Avenue
  • Beverly Hills: 300 North Canon Drive
  • Calexico: 211 West Birch Street
  • Camarillo: 2400 B Las Posas Road
  • Cathedral City: 69155 Ramon Road
  • Ceres: 1830 Mitchell Road
  • Chico: 650 Mangrove Avenue
  • Chula Vista: 507 Telegraph Canyon Road
  • Coachella: 51101 Cesar Chavez Street
  • Compton: 107 South Long Beach Boulevard
  • Culver City: 3802 Culver Center Street
  • Desert Hot Springs: 12900 Palm Drive
  • El Centro: 1501 West Main Street
  • Eureka: 411 Harris Street
  • Exeter: 1051 West Visalia Road
  • Felton: 6123 Highway 9
  • Fresno: 5574 East Kings Canyon Road
  • Fresno 4593: North Cedar Avenue
  • Fresno: 8027 North Cedar Avenue
  • Glendale: 531 North Glendale Avenue
  • Granada Hills: 10823 Zelzah Avenue Bldg D
  • Hercules: 1560 Sycamore Avenue
  • Laguna Woods: 24330 El Toro Road
  • Lake Isabella: 5530 Lake Isabella Boulevard
  • Lancaster: 1356 West Avenue J
  • Lodi: 520 West Lodi Avenue
  • Long Beach: 6400 East Spring Street
  • Los Altos: 2310 Homestead Road Ste A
  • Los Angeles: 1744 West Sixth Street
  • Los Angeles: 1637 North Vermont Avenue
  • Los Angeles: 4322 South Figueroa Street
  • McFarland: 150 W Kern Avenue
  • Menifee: 28995 Newport Road
  • Modesto: 1707 McHenry Avenue
  • Monterey Park: 2150 South Atlantic Boulevard
  • Newport Beach: 1016 Bayside Drive
  • Newport Beach: 1610 San Miguel Drive
  • Oakland: 1991 Mountain Boulevard
  • Ontario: 1050 North Mountain Avenue
  • Pacific Grove: 160 Country Club Gate Center
  • Pacoima: 12739 Van Nuys Boulevard
  • Palmdale: 2419 East Avenue S
  • Paramount: 8447 Alondra Boulevard
  • Porterville: 66 West Morton Avenue
  • Rancho Cucamonga: 7339 Milliken Avenue, Suite 110
  • Redwood City: 340 Woodside Plaza
  • Redwood City: 2150 Roosevelt Avenue
  • Sacramento: 4221 Norwood Avenue
  • Sacramento: 980 Florin Road
  • Sacramento: 7860 Gerber Road
  • Salinas: 602 Williams Road
  • San Diego: 1411 Kettner Boulevard
  • San Diego: 3515 Delmar Heights Road
  • San Diego: 6939 Linda Vista Road
  • San Jacinto: 1180 N State Street
  • San Juan Capistrano: 32121 Camino Capistrano
  • San Rafael: 1500 Northgate Mall
  • San Rafael: 471 3rd Street
  • Santa Ana: 3325 South Bristol Street
  • Seal Beach: 12541 Seal Beach Boulevard
  • Sherman Oaks: 13333 Riverside Drive
  • Spring Valley: 661 Sweetwater Road
  • Stockton: 1050 North Wilson Way
  • Sylmar: 13803 Foothill Boulevard
  • Tracy: 1970 West Grantline Road
  • Union City: 31836 Alvarado Boulevard
  • Vallejo: 2021 Solano Avenue
  • Valley Center: 28535 Cole Grade Road
  • Ventura: 131 West Main Street
  • Victorville: 14515 Mojave Drive
  • Visalia: 5212 West Walnut Avenue
  • Visalia: 1735 E Walnut Avenue
  • Whittier: 6512 Comstock Avenue
  • Woodland: 295 West Main Street
  • Yuba City: 1590 Butte House Road

The above list is in addition to the 96 California Rite Stores that were already shuttered or currently in the process of closing as part of the bankruptcy process:

  • Angels Camp, 230 South Main Street
  • Antelope, 4300 Elverta Road
  • Antioch, 20 East 18th Street
  • Aptos, 80 Rancho Del Mar
  • Bakersfield, 9700 Panama Lane
  • Banning, 806 Ramsey Street
  • Bay Point, 580 Bailey Road
  • Beaumont, 894 Oak Valley Parkway Suite B
  • Beaumont, 1660 E 1st Street
  • Blythe, 616 East Hobsonway
  • Burney, 37435 Main Street
  • Canyon Country, 16642 Soledad Canyon Road
  • Carmichael, 4010 Manzanita Avenue
  • Chatsworth, 10120 Mason Avenue
  • Chico, 220 West East Avenue
  • Chula Vista, 740 Otay Lakes Road
  • Clearlake, 15025 Olympic Drive
  • Coalinga, 159 West Polk Street
  • Colusa, 1021 Bridge Street
  • Corcoran, 1500 Whitley Avenue
  • Costa Mesa, 2300 Harbor Boulevard, Suite G
  • Costa Mesa, 211 East 17th Street
  • Crescent City, 575 M Street
  • El Segundo, 220 East Grand Avenue
  • Escalon, 1710 California Street
  • Fallbrook, 1331 South Mission Road
  • Fontana, 15331 Baseline Avenue
  • Fort Bragg, 490 South Main Street
  • Fortuna, 725 South Fortuna Boulevard
  • Freedom, 1988 Freedom Boulevard
  • Fresno, 3795 West Shields Avenue
  • Garden Grove, 11961 Valley View Street
  • Goleta, 199 North Fairview Avenue
  • Grass Valley, 720 Sutton Way
  • Gridley, 1583 Highway 99
  • Hollister, 1701 Airline Highway
  • Indio, 47985 Monroe Street Bldg A
  • Kerman, 456 S Madera Avenue
  • Lakeside, 9532 Winter Gardens Boulevard
  • Los Angeles, 446 East Washington Boulevard
  • Los Angeles, 1534 East Florence Avenue
  • Los Angeles, 7900 West Sunset Boulevard
  • Los Banos, 1317 East Pacheco Boulevard
  • Long Beach, 3300 East Anaheim Street
  • Los Osos, 1110 Los Osos Valley Road
  • Magalia, 14115 Lakeridge Circle
  • Mammoth Lakes, 26 Old Mammoth Road
  • Mariposa, 4994 Joe Howard Street
  • Monterey, 1301 Munras Avenue
  • Morro Bay, 740 Quintana Road
  • Napa, 1203 West Imola Avenue
  • Newman, 1935 N Street
  • North Highlands, 6639 Watt Avenue
  • North Hollywood, 12511 Magnolia Boulevard
  • Oakdale, 1300 West F Street
  • Oakley, 2555 Main Street
  • Oroville, 2700 Oro Dam Boulevard East
  • Pacifica, 1400 Linda Mar Boulevard
  • Palmdale, 3105 Rancho Vista Boulevard
  • Palm Desert, 74958 Country Club Drive
  • Palm Springs, 111 S Sunrise Way
  • Pasadena, 1038 East Colorado Boulevard
  • Placerville, 1220 Broadway
  • Pleasant Hill, 2140 Contra Costa Boulevard
  • Quincy, 40 East Main Street
  • Riverside, 8015 Limonite Avenue
  • Riverside, 6150 Van Buren Boulevard
  • Riverside, 4920 La Sierra Avenue
  • Rolling Hills Estates, 23 Peninsula Center
  • Rowland Heights, 18993 Colima Road
  • Sacramento, 2751 Del Paso Road
  • Sacramento, 4830 J Street
  • San Diego, 535 Robinson Avenue
  • San Diego, 3650 Adams Avenue
  • San Diego, 4840 Niagara Avenue
  • San Jose, 1550 Hamilton Avenue
  • San Pedro, 501 South Gaffey Street
  • Santa Maria, 345 Town Center West
  • Santa Maria, 2405 South Broadway
  • Santa Monica, 1331 Wilshire Boulevard
  • Solvang, 616 Alamo Pintado Road
  • Sonora, 855 Mono Way
  • Stockton, 4774 West Lane
  • Tehachapi, 811 Tucker Road
  • Twentynine Palms, 72253 Twentynine Palms Highway
  • Van Nuys, 7239 Woodman Ave
  • Ukiah, 680 South State Street
  • Wasco, 2501 Highway 46
  • West Sacramento, 1260 West Capitol Avenue
  • Whittier, 8508 Painter Avenue
  • Wildomar, 32450 Clinton Keith Road
  • Willits, 1730 South Main Street
  • Woodlake, 160 E Antelope Avenue
  • Yreka, 807 South Main Street
  • Yucaipa, 34420 Yucaipa Boulevard
  • Yucca Valley, 57701 29 Palms Highway

Pending legal challenges, the 235 Golden State Ride Aid stores listed above will close, leaving only about a dozen of the pharmacy's stores in the Golden State.

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The total number of Rite Aid locations shutting their doors nationwide now stands at around 700, which is more than half of the company's 1,240 retail stores.

Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring in 2023, after the Philadelphia-based company had been struggling with losses for years. The company filed again last month, citing its “only viable path forward” was a return to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

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