Rite Aid Store Closures in Ohio and Nationwide
The pharmacy chain Rite Aid has been undergoing significant changes, including store closures, following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing in October 2023. Here are the key details about the closures and the impact on Ohio and other states:
National Store Closures:
- Rite Aid initially announced the closure of 154 stores across the country as part of its bankruptcy restructuring efforts
- Since then, the list of closures has continued to grow, with nearly 500 more locations nationwide added to the chopping block, according to court documents
Ohio Store Closures:
As of July 6, 2024, Rite Aid has published 102 closures in Ohio.
Allen County
- 302 WEST ROBB AVENUE, LIMA OH 45801
Ashtabula County
- 2148 LAKE AVENUE ASHTABULA OH 44004
- 633 SOUTH BROADWAY, GENEVA OH 44041
- 5 EAST ASHTABULA STREET, JEFFERSON OH 44047
Auglaize County
- 8130 OHIO RIVER ROAD, WHEELERSBURG OH 45694
Clark County
- 401 WEST NORTH STREET, SPRINGFIELD OH 45504
- 1805 SOUTH LIMESTONE STREET, SPRINGFIELD OH 45505
Columbiana County
- 614 BRADSHAW AVENUE, EAST LIVERPOOL OH 43920
- 25 WEST MAIN STREET, EAST PALESTINE OH 44413
- 7 2229 EAST STATE STREET, SALEM OH 44460
Coshocton County
- 218 CHESTNUT STREET, COSHOCTON OH 43812
Cuyahoga County
- 5411 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44103
- 11702 LORAIN AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44111
- 3402 CLARK AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44109
- 8085 BROADVIEW ROAD, BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH 44147
- 15149 SNOW ROAD, BROOKPARK OH 44142
- 475 E 185TH STREET, EUCLID OH 44119
- 16207 DETROIT AVENUE, LAKEWOOD OH 44107
- 21800 LIBBY ROAD, MAPLE HEIGHTS OH 44137
- 29000 LORAIN ROAD, NORTH OLMSTED OH 44070
- 20405 CHAGRIN BOULEVARD, SHAKER HEIGHTS OH 44122
- 27175 CENTER RIDGE ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Defiance County
- 1816 EAST SECOND STREET, DEFIANCE OH 43512
Erie County
- 334 WEST PERKINS AVENUE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
Geauga County
- 501 WATER STREET, CHARDON OH 44024
- 15596 WEST HIGH STREET, MIDDLEFIELD OH 44062
Hancock County
- 1501 NORTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Hardin County
- 130 SOUTH DETROIT STREET, KENTON OH 43326
Henry County
- 1111 SCOTT STREET, NAPOLEON OH 43545
Highland County
- 421 NORTH HIGH STREET, HILLSBORO OH 45133
Huron County
- 99 WHITTLESEY AVENUE, NORWALK OH 44857
Lake County
- 180 NORTH STATE STREET, PAINESVILLE OH 44077
- 30500 LAKESHORE BOULEVARD, WILLOWICK OH 44095
- 36212 EUCLID AVENUE, WILLOUGHBY OH 44094
Logan County
230 SOUTH MAIN STREET BELLEFONTAINE OH 43311
Lorain County
- 100 SOUTH LEAVITT ROAD, AMHERST OH 44001
- 142 BROAD STREET, ELYRIA OH 44035
- 479 MAIN STREET, GRAFTON OH 44044
- 2853 GROVE AVENUE, LORAIN OH 44055
- 2709 BROADWAY AVENUE, LORAIN OH 44052
- 267 NORTH MAIN STREET, WELLINGTON OH 44090
Lucas County
- 3362 NAVARRE AVENUE, OREGON OH 43616
- 105 WEST AIRPORT HIGHWAY, SWANTON OH 43558
- 4018 NORTH MCCORD ROAD, SYLVANIA OH 43560
- 5890 MONROE STREET, SYLVANIA OH 43560
- 5224 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
- 3911 SECOR ROAD, TOLEDO OH 43623
- 5033 SUDER AVENUE, TOLEDO OH 43611
- 2450 SOUTH REYNOLDS ROAD, TOLEDO OH 43614
- 2434 WEST LASKEY ROAD, TOLEDO OH 43613
- 5765 SECOR ROAD, TOLEDO OH 43623
- 8239 WATERVILLE SWANTON ROAD, WATERVILLE OH 43566
Mahoning County
- 307 BOARDMAN-CANFIELD ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44512
- 2704 BELMONT AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44505
- 3527 CANFIELD ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44511
- 540 EAST MIDLOTHIAN BLVD., YOUNGSTOWN OH 44502
- 2800 MAHONING AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44509
- 5498 MAHONING AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44515
- 2701 MARKET STREET, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44507
- 4914 YOUNGSTOWN-POLAND ROAD, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44514
Marion County
- 1081 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE, MARION OH 43302
- 332 SOUTH MAIN STREET, MARION OH 43302
Medina Couty
- 3871 CENTER ROAD, BRUNSWICK OH 44212
Montgomery County
- 1158 WILMINGTON AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45420
- 3875 SALEM AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45406
- 4328 NORTH MAIN STREET, DAYTON OH 45405
- 3700 NORTH DIXIE DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45414
- 900 UNION BLVD, ENGLEWOOD OH 45322
Morrow County
- 510 WEST MARION ROAD, MT. GILEAD OH 43338
- 146 WOODMAN DRIVE DAYTON OH 45431
Pike County
- 501 EAST EMMITT AVENUE, WAVERLY OH 45690
Sandusky County
- 2020 WEST STATE STREET, FREMONT OH 43420
Scioto County
- 8130 OHIO RIVER ROAD, WHEELERSBURG OH 45694
Seneca County
- 530 WEST MARKET STREET, TIFFIN OH 44883
Stark County
- 304 EAST STATE STREET, ALLIANCE OH 44601
- 1895 WEST STATE STREET, ALLIANCE OH 44601
- 2574 EASTON STREET NE, CANTON OH 44721
- 114 12TH STREET NE, CANTON OH 44704
- 3030 MARKET AVENUE N.E., CANTON OH 44714
- 3010 WHIPPLE AVENUE NW, CANTON OH 44718
- 3720 WEST TUSCARAWAS STREET, CANTON OH 44708
- 4332 CLEVELAND AVENUE, NW CANTON OH 44709
- 7800 CLEVELAND AVE NW, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
- 242 LINCOLN WAY WEST, MASSILLON OH 44647
- 3129 LINCOLN WAY EAST, MASSILLON OH 44646
- 2110 WALES AVENUE NORTHEAST, MASSILLON OH 44646
Summit County
- 325 EAST WATERLOO ROAD, AKRON OH 44319
- 4053 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44319
- 2975 WEST MARKET STREET, FAIRLAWN OH 44333
- 45 EAST AVENUE, TALLMADGE OH 44278
Trumbull County
- 569 SOUTH HIGH STREET, CORTLAND OH 44410
- 713 NORTH STATE STREET, GIRARD OH 44420
- 147 WEST LIBERTY STREET, HUBBARD OH 44425
- 2154 ELM ROAD NE, WARREN OH 44483
- 1560 PARKMAN ROAD NW, WARREN OH 44485
- 2840 YOUNGSTOWN ROAD SE, WARREN OH 44484
- 5001 MAHONING AVENUE, WARREN OH 44483
Tuscarawas County
- 705 WEST HIGH AVENUE, NEW PHILADELPHIA OH 44663
Washington County
- 301 GREENE STREET, MARIETTA OH 45750
Williams County
- 1221 WEST HIGH STREET, BRYAN OH 43506
Wood County
- 722-740 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BOWLING GREEN OH 43402
- 1175 LOUISIANA AVENUE, PERRYSBURG OH 43551
As previously reported by The Village Reporter:
Rite Aids local to our area have stated they, along with all other Rite Aid stores in Ohio and Michigan will be closing. This information has not yet been confirmed directly from Rite Aid corporate, however, Rite Aid stores in both Fulton, Lucas, and Defiance Counties have informed The Village Reporter that they will indeed be closing. Furthermore, stores in Hillsdale County and Jackson County in Michigan have confirmed this as well.Additionally, several other news outlets throughout Ohio and Michigan have reported that their local Rite Aid stores have told them the same. If this information is indeed true, it would mean the closure of stores in Wauseon, Archbold. These would be in addition to the Swanton store closing that is scheduled to take place on July 24th and the Bryan store closing that took place on January 25th.
No date has been given by any store employees as to when the closing will take place. Employees have stated lists will be released at the end of each week with store closings.
These closings come as Walgreens has announced that they too will be closing stores. Before this announcement, some community members voiced their opinion that Walgreens or CVS could buy the empty Rite Aid storefronts. Some Rite Aid employees also informed The Village Reporter that prescriptions are to be transferred to Walgreens following a deal between the two companies. This has been corroborated by a story put out by the Detroit Free Press that states Michigan prescriptions would be transferred to Walgreens.
While possible, it remains yet to be seen what may happen. Reporting from WILX in Lansing, Michigan shows that Walgreens CEO, Tim Wentworth said, “about 2,100 underperforming stores face closure if they don’t improve.” This is a significant chunk of their reported 8,600 locations nationwide. Some of those stores that could close are reported to be in Michigan, which raises more questions as to where customers will receive their prescriptions.
CVS also put plans in motion back in 2021 to close around 900 of its stores. Those plans were reportedly put into motion back in 2022 and were to take place over a three-year timeframe.
Rite Aid has not returned any attempt made for comment.
