CVS Pharmacy is expected to acquire the Rite Aid at 1195 Boblett Street in Blaine by the end of September.
CVS Pharmacy spokesperson Amy Thibault wrote in an email to The Northern Light that CVS planned to operate the current Rite Aid, but the transaction had not yet closed and was subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Thibault said the deal was expected to close September 21, and CVS Pharmacy would begin operating the location the next day.
“Patients don’t have to do anything,” Thibault wrote. “Their prescriptions will be seamlessly transferred to CVS Pharmacy upon the closing.”
A sign stating the Rite Aid location was changing to a CVS Pharmacy recently appeared on the Blaine Rite Aid.
The future of the Blaine Rite Aid had been in question since the company announced on May 5 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was operating 1,240 locations at the time of the filing, which was nearly half the number of stores it had operated prior to filing for bankruptcy in 2023, according to previous reporting by The Northern Light.
In mid-May, CVS announced it had agreed to take over 64 Rite Aid stores in the Pacific Northwest and acquire the prescription files of 625 Rite Aid pharmacies across the country.
