Rite Aid is closing another Fresno store due to bankruptcy. Here’s when and where
Rite Aid is closing a Fresno store after filing for bankruptcy for a second time in early May.
The nationwide pharmacy chain has flagged more than 470 stores across the United States for closure since Chapter 11 proceedings began about a month ago, business media company Fast Company previously reported.
The closures will impact locations across the region, including a store in Los Banos and five locations in the Sacramento area, The Sacramento Bee reported.
In a May 5 news release, Rite Aid CEO Matt Schroeder said the company is facing “financial challenges, intensified by the rapidly evolving retail and health care landscapes in which we operate.”
“For more than 60 years, Rite Aid has been a proud provider of pharmacy services and products to our loyal customers,” he said in the release. “As we move forward, our key priorities are ensuring uninterrupted pharmacy services for our customers and preserving jobs for as many associates as possible.”
Here’s what you need to know:
What is Rite Aid?
The national pharmacy chain now known as Rite Aid began as Thrift D Discount Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1962, according to the company’s website.
Rite Aid aims is “to be a successful chain of friendly, neighborhood drugstores that are committed to helping customers make everyday life a little easier and healthier,” the company said on its website.
In addition to operating in-site pharmacies, Rite Aid sells medicines, vitamins, cosmetics and household products.
As of Tuesday, June 3, Rite Aid had more than 1,200 locations across the United States, including 300-plus stores in California.
Rite Aid has struggled to compete with other drug retailers for years, resulting in a weakened competitive position, elevated financial leverage and limited cash flow for the company, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.
The company first filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023.
On May 5, the pharmacy chain announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again.
Where is drugstore closing in Fresno?
News of widespread Rite Aid closures comes more than a year after the pharmacy chain closed a location at 4224 East Shields Ave. in Fresno.
As of Tuesday, an additional Rite Aid location was slated to close in the Fresno area, according to various media outlets.
Here’s where:
- 3795 West Shields Ave. in Fresno
When will local pharmacy close?
Rite Aid’s West Shields Avenue location will shut its doors on Monday, June 23, according to a sign posted on the store’s door.
What will happen to my prescriptions? Can I still get refills?
Rite Aid has entered into a series of sale agreements and pharmacy services transition agreements, the company said in a May 15 news release.
This agreement includes the rolling transition of pharmacy assets from more than 1,000 store locations across the United States to operators including CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Albertson, Kroger and Giant Eagle.
“During the transition, Rite Aid stores will remain open, and customers can continue to access their pharmacy services, including prescription refills and immunizations, without interruption,” Rite Aid said in a May 15 news release.
Customers of Rite Aid’s West Shields Avenue location will have their prescriptions transferred to Walgreens, 2424 North Brawley Ave. in Fresno, starting June 23, according to the sign posted on the door of the Rite Aid store.
Where are Rite Aids stores still open in Fresno?
As of Tuesday, a total of eight Rite Aid locations remained open in Fresno:
Those locations include:
1101 Fresno St. in Fresno
1210 North Blackstone Ave. in Fresno
2011 West Shaw Ave. in Fresno
2020 East Copper Ave. in Fresno
5574 East Kings Canyon in Fresno
4593 North Cedar Ave. in Fresno
8027 North Cedar Ave. in Fresno
Are other pharmacy chains shutting stores?
Two other major chains have announced plans to close down stores in recent years.
CVS announced it would shut down about 270 stores nationwide in 2025, according to The Sacramento Bee’s archives.
Walgreens announced a plan to close 1,200 stores over the next three years as part of the chain’s business strategy, a company spokesperson told The Bee in May.
This story was originally published June 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
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