The Rite Aid on Madison in First Hill has closed after the chain drugstore’s management chose to not renew its E Madison lease, a company representative tells CHS.
The Rite Aid rep said the location in the midst of First Hill’s myriad medical facilities was underperforming and has moved all of its pharmacy prescriptions to the 201 Broadway E location. All the pharmacy clients were informed prior to the transfer, the company said.
The rep said Rite Aid employees from the First Hill branch have also been given positions at neighboring stores.
“It wasn’t reaching our expectations and goals,” the Rite Aid representative said. “We thought it would be best to consolidate to the other store.”
The closure won’t exactly leave local customers without options. There are two Bartell’s within blocks of the shuttered Madison at Summit location.
First Hill RiteAid is moving from Madison/Summit to 201 Broadway East @jseattle @FirstHillSEA pic.twitter.com/ofj2bWAqtJ
— Gordon Werner (@GordonWerner) August 5, 2014
The other location is so much better with all the added features of stepping over homeless people and panhandlers.. Almost as appealing as shopping at Pike St QFC ! Thanks For outstanding choices in our new urbanized neighborhood
You can still buy drugs from that corner though.
Anyone know what is going to take the place of Rite Aid? It seems like the First Hill Plaza may need an updating.
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