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  • As Rite Aid collapses, California's Thrifty Ice Cream hangs in the balance

    06/10/2025 6:15:37 AM PDT · by thecodont · 32 replies
    San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | June 7, 2025 | By Andrew Pridgen, Central Coast Contributing Editor
    Rite Aid, the embattled Pennsylvania-headquartered drugstore chain of 1,240 stores nationwide, recently filed bankruptcy for the second time since October 2023. Last month, the company announced that it would be shutting down more than 300 locations, including dozens of stores in California. For Californians, the Rite Aid name — and the impending store closures — comes with an entirely different set of memories. It could mean the end of an era that dates back nearly a century to the origins of Thrifty, the LA-based drug store and soda fountain. For many, the best reason to visit a Rite Aid is...