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   LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - All Rite Aid stores across the state of Michigan   
   will be closing, according to a sign posted on the door at one of the   
   Lansing locations.   
      
   News 10 previously reported that Rite Aid has struggled financially for   
   years, facing lawsuits over the opioid epidemic.   
      
   For the Rite Aid location on West Mount Hope Avenue in Lansing, folks in   
   the area say they’re sad to see it go for a number of reasons. Most   
   importantly, it is convenient and has personal connections.   
      
   “I got to know all the workers here. They’re really nice people. It’s just   
   so sad that all the (Michigan) Rite Aid’s have to close,” said Pricilla   
   Button, a neighbor of the location.   
      
   “I’m just hoping that the workers here are able to find new places to work   
   at, instead of just being left to hang out and dry,” said Trey Snead, who   
   also lives nearby.   
      
   The sign posted on the front door says, “Due to the closing of all the   
   Rite Aid stores in Michigan, we will no longer be taking cans/bottles   
   back. We do apologize for the inconvenience.”   
      
   This is a shock to those who live nearby and a disappointment, as it’s not   
   the first business in the area to close in recent years.   
      
   “Kinda sad because the grocery store closed too, and there’s a lot of   
   senior citizens around here. A lot of people around here, they walk and   
   come here,” said Jose Tross, another neighbor of the location.   
      
   On October 15th, 2023, Rite Aid announced that it filed for bankruptcy as   
   part of its effort to restructure its finances.   
      
   Frequent customers say they’ve begun transferring prescriptions, saddened   
   to see another accessible option leave.   
      
   “Everything in this area here, especially over here, is all spread out.   
   Meijers is on one side, and Walgreens is way down there, and the other   
   Walgreens is on Saginaw,” said Tross.   
      
   “They’ve already closed CVS,” said Button, “I just feel sad for all the   
   employees. One of the employees has been here for 21 years. Yeah. It’s   
   kinda sad.”   
      
   Rite Aid is not alone in these closures. News 10 reported last fall that   
   CVS says it’s closing 300 stores per year. Walgreens also said in October   
   that it will close 150 stores by this summer.   
      
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