The first Rite Aid store that CVS confirmed to take over the operations of is now open in Newcastle, Washington.

“Rite Aid is closing hundreds of stores nationwide amid its latest bankruptcy,” according to previous reporting by McClatchy.

We thought we'd usher out the Seattle-based Bartell Drugs chain with memories from you, our readers. Here's what you had to say.

“We’re also planning to acquire the prescription files of the 5500 Olympic Drive Bartell Drugs store in Gig Harbor. The ...

Where else could you get Xanax, a chocolate bar that celebrates the Sounders and a cheese board shaped like Washington all in ...

Rite Aid, the parent company of the Bartell Drugs, closed the Everett store and least five other locations in Snohomish ...

I popped into the Ballard Bartell Drugs the other day in search of some cold medicine. Shelves throughout the store were mostly empty, even in the pharmacy section. It’s been like this for years. It ...

Discover the future of Bartell Drugs as it transitions to a new identity while maintaining its community spirit.

Bartell Drugs was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1890 by George H. Bartell Sr., a 21-year-old pharmacist who purchased a small drugstore in the Central District.

CVS plans to rebrand 20 Bartell Drugs stores in Washington amid its acquisition of Rite Aid locations. The future of other Bartell stores remains uncertain.

As for other pharmacy transfers, a separate Rite Aid list shows the following Pierce County sites slated for closures ...

CVS Health rebrands acquired Bartell Drugs locations, marking potential end of the iconic local drugstore chain after 135 years in Seattle.