Bellingham Rite Aid announces pharmacy changes amid more store closures
Since Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy and announced many stores are closing permanently, Whatcom County residents may be wondering where they can get their necessary prescriptions.
One of Bellingham’s Rite Aid locations, at 3227 Northwest Ave., recently had signs posted on its entrance, alerting customers of its closure and that prescriptions are being forwarded to CVS Pharmacy inside Target at 30 Bellis Fair Parkway in Bellingham.
Some Rite Aid locations are set to transition into CVS Pharmacies.
“Rite Aid is closing hundreds of stores nationwide amid its latest bankruptcy,” according to previous reporting by McClatchy. “CVS Pharmacy has agreed to acquire the prescription files of 625 Rite Aid pharmacies across 15 states, as well as acquire 64 Rite Aid stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.”
“Rite Aid Corporation today announced that it has successfully entered into a series of sale agreements and pharmacy services transition agreements. This includes the rolling transition of pharmacy assets from more than 1,000 store locations across the U.S. to operators including CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Albertsons, Kroger, and Giant Eagle, among others, as well as the sale and operation by CVS Pharmacy of many Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores located in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho,” a May 15 news release from Rite Aid states.
Rite Aid has now filed 10 notices of extensive lists of closing stores across the country.
CVS is set to take over Bellingham’s 220 36th St. location, along with Rite Aid locations in Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine, according to Cascadia Daily News.
No opening dates for the new CVS Pharmacies have been announced.
This story was originally published July 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM.
