Rite Aid Retreats: 34 NJ Stores Closed or Slated to Close

New Jersey's Pharmacists Association advocates for people in the pharmacy profession, enabling their members to provide optimal care to those they serve.

The organization is keeping close tabs on the closing of drug stores in New Jersey and around the country.

CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid have announced plans to close stores in 2025 and beyond.

Last week, the group published a list of 34 Rite Aid stores that have closed or are slated to close in New Jersey.

Group Lists NJ Rite Aid Stores Closed or Closing

Here is the New Jersey Pharmacists' Association's list of closed or closing Rite Aid stores in New Jersey.

- Bergenfield: 10 Portland Ave.

- Clayton: 236 South Delsea Drive

- Somerville: 132 North Gaston Ave.

- Toms River: 31 Mule Road

- Atco: 375 White Horse Pike

- Barrington: 501 Clements Bridge Road

- Bayville: 424 Rt. 9

- Blairstown 151 Rt. 94

- Bridgeton: 1070 North Pearl St.

- Bridgeton: 52 East Broad St.

- Clifton: Richfield Shopping Center

- Collingswood: 664 Haddon Ave.

- Highland Park: 332 Raritan Ave.

- Brooklawn: 702 Browning Road

- Jersey City: 981 West Side Ave.

- Laurel Springs: 1492 Chews Landing Road

- Little Egg Harbor: 220 Mathistown Road

- Little Egg Harbor- 480 rt. 9 South

- Millville: 907 North High St.

- Neptune: 75 South Main St.

- Parlin: 3553 Washington Road

- Penns Grove: 130 East Main St.

- Perth Amboy: 76 Smith St.

- Pilesgrove: 865 Rt. 45

- Point Pleasant: 3258 Bridge Ave.

- Sewell: 490 Hurfville-Cross Keys Road

- Sicklersville: 403 Sicklersville Road

- Toms River: 811 Fischer Blvd.

- Toms River - 220 Rt. 70

- Vineland: 1889 South Lincoln Ave.

- Vineland: 7 West Landis Ave.

- Washington Twp: 265 Pascack Road

- West Deptford: 1000 Kings Highway

- Whitehouse Station: 532 U.S. Hwy. 22 East

- Willingboro: 217 Sunset Road

- Wildwood: New Jersey Ave.

More Rite Aid Stores to Close

When Rite Aid declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, it closed more than 800 stores. With the chain now considering a second bankruptcy in two years, more stores could soon be closing.

According to Bloomberg, Rite Aid Corp. is now running low on cash and preparing once again to sell itself as a second bankruptcy looms. The company intends to sell individual stores and close many of the rest, according to the report.

Based on its statement about the closing of the Neptune store, Rite Aid, the nation's third-largest drug store chain behind Walgreens and CVS, still seems to think it can right the financial ship.

"Demand for our products and services remains strong, and we continue to serve our customers with the same high-quality service they have come to expect from us.

We believe we are taking the right approach to becoming more agile as we meet the health and wellness needs of customers in the communities we serve."

Rite Aid still has more than 1,300 stores in 15 states.