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2 South OC Rite Aid Store Close Amid Bankruptcy Filing

According to court documents for Rite Aid's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, two stores in Laguna Niguel and Dana Point are set to close.

Two south Orange County Rite Aid stores are shutting its doors, after it was announced that 16 Rite Aid stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to close this year, according to court motions that received a judge's approval Tuesday.
Two south Orange County Rite Aid stores are shutting its doors, after it was announced that 16 Rite Aid stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to close this year, according to court motions that received a judge's approval Tuesday. (Google Maps)

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Two south Orange County Rite Aid stores are shutting its doors, after it was announced that 16 Rite Aid stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties are set to close this year, according to court motions that received a judge's approval Tuesday.

The closures come as a result of the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, court records said.

According to court documents filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, Rite Aid plans to initially shutter 154 stores across the country, including 31 across California. A specific timeline for the closures was not provided.

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According to a list attached to a series of court motions, Southland stores set for closure are:

  • 4044 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles;
  • 4046 S. Centinela Ave., Los Angeles;
  • 7859 Firestone Blvd., Downey;
  • 4402 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach;
  • 935 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank;
  • 139 N. Grand Ave., Covina;
  • 13905 Amar Road, La Puente;
  • 920 E. Valley Blvd., Alhambra;
  • 959 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles;
  • 15800 Imperial Highway, La Mirada;
  • 24829 Del Prado, Dana Point;
  • 30222 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel;
  • 19701 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda;
  • 1406 W. Edinger Ave., Santa Ana;
  • 3029 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa; and
  • 8509 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine.

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