Update: Big National Chain to Close 18 Stores in the Philadelphia Area

More details are becoming available as to which stores one national retailer will be closing in our region, including 18 locations in and around Philadelphia alone.

On Monday, news broke that Philadelphia-based Rite Aid was filing for bankruptcy protection and, as a result, could potentially close countless underperforming stores.

On Tuesday, a list of stores that will be shutting down began to circulate. Today, that list got a lot clearer -- and larger.

Mounting problems

For years, Rite Aid, which is estimated to be about $8.6 billion in debt, has been dealing with slowing sales, increasing competition, and, more importantly, hundreds of lawsuits involving the nation's opioid epidemic.

Simply put, Target, Walmart, Amazon, and even CVS often offer lower prices and a more convenient shopping experience, not to mention, having a prescription filled is not too difficult these days.

Meanwhile, those competitors have also been able to expand their healthcare offerings, such as CVS with its Minute Clinics and Walgreens' plans to open doctor's offices inside many of their stores soon.

As a result, countless Rite Aid stores around the country will be closing within the next few weeks.

Philadelphia-area store closings

According to court documents, dozens of stores across Pennsylvania will be closing. These are the stores in and around Philadelphia:

• Old York Road, Abington
• West Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore
• West 9th Street, Chester
• West Ridge Avenue, Conshohocken
• New Falls Road, Levittown
• Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia
• Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia
• East Baltimore Pike, Yeadon
• East Venango Street, Philadelphia
• East Washington Lane, Philadelphia
• Lansdowne Avenue, Philadelphia
• North 5th Street, Philadelphia
• North 63rd Street, Philadelphia
• Oxford Avenue, Philadelphia
• Stenton Avenue, Philadelphia
• West Dauphin Street, Philadelphia
• Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia
• Heacock Road, Yardley

The rest of Pennsylvania

• South 4th Street, Allentown
• Library Road, Bethel Park
• West Union Blvd., Bethlehem
• Route 30, Greensburg
• Liberty Street, Erie
• Parade Street, Erie
• William Penn Highway, Export
• 301 Eisenhower Drive, Hanover
• Market Street, Johnstown
• Wertzville Road, Mechanicsburg
• University Blvd., Moon Township
• Wilmington Road, New Castle
• Stevenson Blvd., New Kensington
• Main Street, Pennsburg
• Keeport Drive, Pittsburgh
• Saw Mill Run Blvd., Pittsburgh
• S. West End Blvd., Quakertown
• Brighton Avenue, Rochester
• East Central Avenue, Titusville
• Route 196, Tobyhanna
• Wyoming Avenue, West Pittston

New Jersey stores closing

• Haledon Avenue, Haledon
• Mill Road, Irvington
• Route 38, Lumberton
• Lacey Road, Manchester Township
• Bridgeton Pike, Mantua
• Swedesboro Road, Mullica Hill
• Route 33, Robbinsville
• Hamilton Street, Somerset
• Asbury Avenue, Tinton Falls
• Route 37 East, Toms River (recently closed)
• Marshall Hill Road, West Milford
• South Black Horse Pike, Williamstown