Walgreens aquiring Rite Aid - Page 2

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@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 · ‎09-22-2010

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

MalteseMomma · ‎03-09-2010

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.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

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.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

Carol Diane · ‎04-27-2015

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

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@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 · ‎07-26-2019

@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 .

skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

@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 .

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

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

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

HLP · ‎04-02-2015

@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.