By Zachary Zawila, Guest Contributor Closed Walgreens and Rite Aid locations are getting a new life as small-format grocery stores, solving the tricky problem of real estate availability in the crowded Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. The Rite Aid company’s bankruptcy in late 2025 closed hundreds of stores, while at the same time CVS and Walgreens are restructuring and dumping hundreds of their own locations. All told, over 1,000 store sites …
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