Customers dismayed to learn Bend Rite Aid on SE Third and Roosevelt Avenue closing soon
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BEND, Ore.– (KTVZ) – Today, people trying to fill their prescriptions at Bend’s Rite Aid got an unpleasant notice. The store is closing. Many customers were bit surprised by the news after noticing an increasing number of empty shelves inside the store.
In October of 2023, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy, and last fall it had closed 1,300 locations. Customers of this Rite Aid also got a notice in the mail announcing its closure. Its final day is the 29th of April.
Sophia Bel told KTVZ News, “Well, it seems really inconvenient. That’s where they have my prescriptions, which I can’t find anywhere else, so it’s going to be really unfortunate. I don’t know where else I’m going to find certain prescriptions that I need, only because this Rite Aid typically has the ones that I need.”
Off-camera, one person told KTVZ News they’ve been shopping at this location for 40 years, long before it was a Rite Aid. Customers will have their prescriptions transferred to the nearby Fred Meyer pharmacy, unless they make other arrangements.