Rite Aid

Expired Milk, Eggs, Medicines, and Baby Formula Found in Scores of CVS and Rite Aid Stores Statewide

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- June 12, 2008 – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced his office is taking legal action against CVS and Rite Aid pharmacies after a statewide investigation into retail drug stores found the companies sold expired products - including milk, eggs, medicines and baby formula - at stores across New York.    » read more »

June 4, 2007 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell today announced that Rite Aid Corporation will sell four retail drug stores in Vermont to resolve concerns about its acquisition of the U.S. assets of Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. The stores to be divested are in Bellows Falls/Walpole, Lyndonville, Newport/Derby, and St. Johnsbury. Divestiture, or the forced sale of some stores in certain geographic areas to a competitor, is a remedy used in antitrust cases to ensure the competition continues to be strong in those areas after a merger.    » read more »

June 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced an agreement requiring Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid Corporation to divest stores in five Pennsylvania markets, where it is acquiring stores from Jean Coutu Group, Inc, the owner of Eckerd Drug Stores. Under the agreement, the five stores will be sold to other retail drug chains in sections of Lackawanna, Fayette, Mercer, Butler, and Luzerne counties, eliminating concerns about potential monopolies.    » read more »

Rite Aid Must Sell 26 Stores As Part Of Merger

NEW YORK, NY (June 4, 2007) – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a settlement requiring Rite Aid Corp, Inc., the nation’s third largest retail drug store chain, to sell 26 stores to competitors, including eight stores in New York State.    » read more »

Will Retain Competition in Retail Drug Store Market

June 6, 2007 -- BALTIMORE, MD (June 4, 2007) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler today announced that his Antitrust Division has reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corporation, requiring the divestiture of its Eckerd drug store in Denton. The settlement will allow for the continued competition in the retail drug store market in the area.    » read more »