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Walgreens aquiring Rite Aid

skatting44 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:41:04 GMT

Had heard that Rite Aid stores were aquired by Walgreens . For atleast 5 yrs I've purchased small nail clippers for a womens group to put in Christmas stockings along with many other personal items that are given as charity to the less fortunate . I went to one store that already converted to Walgreens and the small mnail clippers were $2.59 each. Then I went to a store that still had the Rite Aid sign and the small nail clippers with the old Rite Aid label was $1.49 . I did not buy from either store as last yr when I bought the same small nail clippers from Rite Aid, the clippers were 99 cents each and with my Rite Aid points the price was reduced to 79 censts each .

I was shocked by such a lrg price increase to $1.49 & $2.59 for the same small nail clippers . I went to Dollar Tree and bought similiar small clippers for $1 that included mini emory boards. Guess , this is what aquisitions look like to us customers - higher prices !

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sweetee2 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:45:42 GMT

Our Rite Aid has been gone for a long time. I really wish Woolworths were still around. You could probably get nail clippers for 25 cents .

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SunSprite — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:46:42 GMT

@skatting44 Yep, it happened in my town too. The Walgreens and Rite Aid were directly across the street from each other, with Rite Aid having the easier location to access due to traffic. Rite Aid also always had better pricing AND a nice variety of unusual products in addtion to the drug store norm.

I miss that Rite Aid at the holidays something fierce! Found so many good stocking stuffers there.

I am not a Walgreens fan

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Mz iMac — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:47:18 GMT

Old news.

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GAQShopr53 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:48:54 GMT

I was thinking the same thing when Walgreen's takes over prices will increase. I have shopped at Rite Aid for years and always scored some great deals on my vitamins. I hope the Rite Aid employees get to keep their jobs.

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GAQShopr53 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:50:15 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
Old news.

New to me @Mz iMac I must have missed this one in the news.

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SunSprite — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:54:50 GMT

@GAQShopr53 Two of the Rite Aid workers did end up at Walgreens; one I really like, one....ehhh....

My favorite pharmacist showed up at CVS though!

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Mz iMac — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:00:53 GMT

@GAQShopr53 The deal closed 2017. Rite Aid closings &/or intergrated into Walgreens was completed 2018.

That being said........

In my town, there are 2 open Rite Aids because they are in a part of town that is far from Walgreens. All of Walgreens products are in those 2 stores including Walgreen Pharmacy.

Rite Aid stores are still in certain pockets of Philly.

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GAQShopr53 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:04:36 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@GAQShopr53 The deal closed 2017. Rite Aid closings &/or intergrated into Walgreens was completed 2018.

That being said........
In my town, there are 2 open Rite Aids because they are in a part of town that is far from Walgreens. All of Walgreens products are in those 2 stores including Walgreen Pharmacy.

Rite Aid stores are still in certain pockets of Philly.

Awww that makes sense now @Mz iMac . I saw a Rite Aid last month but it was in a rural town and that's why I was surprised to hear about the acquisition. Thanks for bringing me up to speed!

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Foxxee — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:23:42 GMT

Federal regulators did not allow the deal to go through due to the possibility of a monopoly.

Rite Aid was permitted to sell less than half of its stores to Walgreens. Rite Aid is still in business. The one near me is doing very well.

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sunshine45 — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:33:45 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
Old news.

yes, our rite aids have been closed for about a year or so now and have been rebranded as walgreens or have shut down.

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DiAnne — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:35:41 GMT

In the city I live in we have two Rite-Aid and three Walgreens. I thought I heard Wallgreens was closing stores?

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MalteseMomma — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 23:55:59 GMT

Mine has switche over to Wallgreens too. I do Not like it at all.

I'm sure some of you read my post last Oct about being refused a flu shot there (I got a lot of nasty accusing flack about it here .lol)

I have been getting my flue shot there in RiteAid for over 25 yrs. No reason given except I was not in their (Walgreens)computer .......huh???? Well put me in it!!..........

Actually i was better off going to my regular family drug store, where I really should have been going to in the first place all those years.

I only went to

Rite Aid ( now Wallgreens) all those yrs cause I can walk there.

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stevieb — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:03:39 GMT

It's unfortunate to see another chain diminished, as almost all the former Rite Aid stores in my area have converted. They both carried some unique items, and the ability to make a choice where to shop will be missed. Even when there was more competition, though, I found the prices varied widely on a number of items and for some things Walgreen's was cheaper while for other items RIte Aide was less expensive. The downside to less competition, aside from narrowing variety, is it makes it far easier to raise prices across the board. All things being equal, I preferred Rite Aid for some things and Walgreen's for some things, but now I have fewer choices and less variety, which seems to be the way things are unfolding all over across the board.

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Carol Diane — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:03:07 GMT

I have Walgreens and Rite Aid the same distance away from me. I live in a fairly large town.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 01:51:48 GMT

@skatting44. Since your nail clippers are made of steel, the may have been affected by tariffs on steel. Tariffs have affected thousands of products.

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skatting44 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 02:06:37 GMT

@MalteseMomma wrote:
Mine has switche over to Wallgreens too. I do Not like it at all.

I'm sure some of you read my post last Oct about being refused a flu shot there (I got a lot of nasty accusing flack about it here .lol)

I have been getting my flue shot there in RiteAid for over 25 yrs. No reason given except I was not in their (Walgreens)computer .......huh???? Well put me in it!!..........

Actually i was better off going to my regular family drug store, where I really should have been going to in the first place all those years.

I only went to
Rite Aid ( now Wallgreens) all those yrs cause I can walk there.

I asked abt my left over Rite Aid points. Walgreens said all I had to do was enter my phone # at the register terminal . My Husband bought a candy bar and he said our # was in the Walgreens system .

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skatting44 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 02:16:56 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@GAQShopr53 The deal closed 2017. Rite Aid closings &/or intergrated into Walgreens was completed 2018.

That being said........
In my town, there are 2 open Rite Aids because they are in a part of town that is far from Walgreens. All of Walgreens products are in those 2 stores including Walgreen Pharmacy.

Rite Aid stores are still in certain pockets of Philly.

Thanks for the historical ., I understand this is old news from 2017 regarding the acquisition and that slowly stores are being revamped with new signs and new Walgreens merchandise . However my point was the price of the very small nail clippers . that increaed 50 cents each for the old ones with the Rite aid label or the new same sized Walgreens one for $2.59 cents as compared to the $1 each from Dollar Tree . With that being said, I'm going to buy another 60 nail clippers at Dollar Tree in preparation for next yr 's charity christmas stockings .

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Kachina624 — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:27:03 GMT

We've never had Rite-Aid, just either Walgreen's or CVS on alternate corners.

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HLP — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:12:43 GMT

@Foxxee wrote:
Federal regulators did not allow the deal to go through due to the possibility of a monopoly.

Rite Aid was permitted to sell less than half of its stores to Walgreens. Rite Aid is still in business. The one near me is doing very well.

My Rite Aid is still here, but the pharmacy in it is now Walgreens. Figure that out? All the same as it was before as far as I know.