The wave of Rite Aid pharmacy closures is claiming two more Bucks County locations. The store at the Shoppes at Flowers Mill in the Langhorne section of Middletown is closing by the end of July. Its pharmacy is set to shutter July 16 with the remainder of the store to close in the weeks to follow.
The store at Summit Square in Middletown at Route 413 and the Newtown Bypass is reportedly shuttering Aug. 3.
This latest closure comes after Rite Aid had announced June 16 it would be closing more than 100 additional stores. Among those 100, the pharmaceutical giant included two locations in Montgomery County among 19 in Pennsylvania added to a list of closures that now grows to more than 700 nationwide since May 5, when Rite Aid filed for its second bankruptcy.
Pennsylvania feels the strongest hit as 193 of the state's Rite Aid stores shutter.
The news is the latest in a slew of big pharma stores making big changes. CVS plans to close 271 stores in 2025 — after spending several years shuttering around 900 already, a spokesperson told USA TODAY. Population shifts, consumer buying patterns and community health needs were among the factors to close stores, and not a response to industry pressures.
Walgreens has in recent years been struggling with sluggish consumer spending, and announced in 2024 it would close 1,200 "underperforming" stores over several years, with 500 in the fiscal year 2025. The move is part of a cost-cutting "turnaround plan" under CEO Tim Wentworth to help stabilize the store's main retail pharmacy focus.
What Rite Aid stores are closing in Pennsylvania?
Of the over 700 Rite Aid stores closing nationwide, a whopping 192 are in Pennsylvania. The most recent closures include the store at 96 N. Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne, 1 Summit Square, Langhorne, 2182 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley and 1856 Broad St., Lansdale.
Here is a full list.
Rite Aid's first Chapter 11 bankruptcy was in October 2023, when it said at the time it would shutter over 100 stores.
Rite Aid has 336 store locations in Pennsylvania, per the company's website, and the locations that are expected to close still remain on the list.
Rite Aid stores in Bucks County, Montco
CLOSING 96 N Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne. 215-741-1330
CLOSING 1 Summit Square Shopping Center Ste A, Langhorne. 215-968-4656
6912 New Falls Road, Levittown. 215-949-3052
1 Ice Cream Alley, Newtown. 215-579-0864
1860 Brownsville Road, Trevose. 215-322-4107
5176 Cold Spring Creamery Road, Doylestown. 215-489-5481
600 Lincoln Hwy, Fairless Hills. 215-295-0150
696 Stony Hill Road, Yardley. 215-321-9143
452 Pond St, Bristol. 215-785-1553
599 York Rd, Warminster. 215-674-0122
CLOSED 2182 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley. 215-953-1655
5707 Easton Road, Pipersville. 215-766-7350
780 PA-113, Souderton. 215-723-0953
CLOSED 1039 2nd Street Pike, Richboro.
CLOSED 805 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley.
1465-15 W Broad St, Quakertown. 215-536-7651
CLOSED 1856 N Broad St, Lansdale. 215-412-9375
1321 Easton Rd, Abington. 215-886-8509
277 Dekalb Pike, North Wales. 215-661-0141
519 Constitution Ave, Perkasie. 215-453-7540
What CVS stores are closing in Pennsylvania?
Of the 271 stores closing in fiscal year 2025, Newsweek reports one is closing in Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of CVS stores, per the CVS website.
What Walgreens are closing in Pennsylvania?
Walgreens has plans to close 500 stores in fiscal year 2025. Here's the latest closures in Pennsylvania:
Walgreens operates 67 locations in Pennsylvania, and the list has since removed the above-named stores, per their website.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.