Pharmacy To Permanently Close In Sicklerville

SICKLERVILLE, NJ — The Rite Aid store in Sicklerville will permanently close as the financially struggling pharmaceutical retailer continues to dwindle.

Wednesday, April 30, is the last day of operation for the store on 403 Sicklerville Rd.

Rite Aid has been closing stores around the nation in the wake of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in fall 2023 amid financial losses and legal woes involving its alleged role in the opioid crisis.

In September, Rite Aid announced it was exiting bankruptcy and becoming a private company. But after a failed restructuring, Rite Aid is considering filing for bankruptcy again, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Rite Aid's struggles have had local impacts. Last year, the company closed its store on Erial Clementon Road in Sicklerville.

With the Sicklerville Road store closing, the nearest Rite Aid locations (see below) will be at least 5 miles away, according to the retailer's website:

• 375 White Horse Pike, Atco
• 490 Hurfville-Cross Keys Rd., Sewell
• 101 White Horse Pike, Clementon

A Rite Aid spokesperson emailed Patch the following statement:

"The decision to close a store is not one we take lightly. While we have had to make difficult business decisions over the past several months to improve our business and optimize our retail footprint, we are committed to becoming financially and operationally healthy. Demand for our products and services remains strong, and we continue to serve our customers with the same high-quality service they have come to expect from us. We believe we are taking the right approach to becoming more agile as we meet the health and wellness needs of customers in the communities we serve."