Local pharmacy to close

SANDUSKY — A pharmacy situated at a busy intersection in the local area will shut down next week. "Your Rite Aid at 1420 Sycamore Line (U.S. 250) in Sandusky is closing its doors," according to a letter the company recently sent to those receiving and/or filling prescriptions in this Sandusky Plaza store. A sign underneath Rite Aid's marquee also indicates the store's closure, which should occur by Sept. 13. Walking inside the store, many products are marked on clearance with several aisles bare. The letter doesn't specify why this particular Rite Aid is closing. But it does note a nearby Rite Aid, 334 W. Perkins Ave. by Wendy's, will remain open, welcoming customers from the Sycamore Line store. Since 2021, Rite Aid executives have closed about 170 stores nationwide, according to Forbes. A store closure in Sandusky also comes amid Rite Aid possibly preparing to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Forbes noted the declaration "would halt lawsuits over allegations that the pharmacy chain oversupplied prescription painkillers during a national opioid addiction crisis and help the company deal with its $3.3 billion debt load."