High Desert Rite Aid stores dodge closure bullet

Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press

High Desert residents can rest easy knowing that Rite Aid officials don’t have immediate plans to close stores in the area.

Rite Aid officials announced plans to shutter more than 150 locations, 31 in California, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this week. As part of the bankruptcy process, Rite Aid confirmed that it would be closing “underperforming” stores, according to court documents.

Nine High Desert stores were spared, including three in Victorville, two in Hesperia, two in Apple Valley, one in Phelan and one in Barstow

The only Rite Aid facing the chopping block in San Bernardino County is located at 3000 S. Archibald Ave. in Ontario.

Rite Aid officials don’t have immediate plans to close its nine stores in the High Desert.
Rite Aid officials don’t have immediate plans to close its nine stores in the High Desert.

Other Rite Aid locations expected to close in California include:

  • 25906 Newport Road, Menifee

  • 4044 Eagle Rock Boulevard, Los Angeles

  • 4046 S Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles

  • 959 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles

  • 7859 Firestone Boulevard, Downey

  • 4402 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach

  • 935 Hollywood Way, Burbank

  • 139 Grand Avenue, Covina

  • 13905 Amar Road, La Puente

  • 920 Valley Boulevard, Alhambra

  • 3029 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa

  • 15800 Imperial Highway, La Mirada

  • 8509 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine

  • 30222 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel

  • 19701 Yorba Linda Boulevard, Yorba Linda

  • 1406 Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana

  • 24829 Del Prado Avenue, Dana Point

  • 3813 Plaza Drive, Oceanside

  • 6505 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego

  • 8985 Mira Mesa Boulevard., San Diego

  • 1670 Main Street., Ramona

  • 2738 Thompson Boulevard, Ventura

  • 720 Ventura Road, Oxnard

  • 20572 Homestead Road, Cupertino

  • 2620 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

  • 901 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

  • 571 Bellevue Road, Atwater

  • 5409 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights

  • 1309 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento

  • 499 Alvarado Street, Monterey

The timeline of the closures has not been determined and is subject to change, according to court documents.

“We are committed to delivering the leading healthcare products and services that you expect from us,” company officials wrote. “You can still find what you are looking for at our stores and fill your prescriptions at our pharmacies.”

As of Wednesday, Rite Aid announced that customers can still fill and pick up prescriptions at the pharmacies that are scheduled to close.

Company officials had proposed to close as many as 500 of its more than 2,000 stores according to the Associated Press.

Rite Aid last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey citing $8.6 billion in total debts and $7.6 billion in assets.

Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: High Desert Rite Aid stores dodge closure bullet

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