Retail Forever

WALGREENS #11055 Opened:  2006 Address:   4465 Summit Bridge Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Continuing our Happy Harry's-Walgreens series, we find ourselves back in Middletown, looking at another one of five Walgreens stores in the city. This one opened on August 8, 2001, and was referred to by Happy Harry's as the "Shops of Mt. Pleasant" store. With all the chain's other stores, it was sold to Walgreens in 2006 and was rebranded to the Walgreens name in 2011, with all the other Delawarean stores.   My photo of Walgreens #11055, which is conveniently also a photo of the rest of the shopping center. Walgreens recently repainted the exterior. Google Maps Streetview

REDNER'S #88 Opened:  1985 Address:   423 N. Reading Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Redner's #88, located at 423 N Reading Road in Ephrata, Pennsylvania opened in October 1985 as the chain's first store in Lancaster County. It was remodeled in 2005, and by 2008 it was the last Redner's in Lancaster County. As of July 2021, it's still open.

RITE AID #11189 Opened:  2007 Closed: 2019 Address:   245 N. DuPont Hwy Photographed:  July 2021 Rite Aid #11189 started out as an Eckerd at 15 S. DuPont Hwy in 1982. It was later sold to Thrift Drug and returned to Eckerd again starting in 1997. In 2000, Eckerd built a new store at 245 N. DuPont Hwy, replacing the older store. Rite Aid eventually wound up with this store in 2007, upon buying the Eckerd chain, although it ultimately closed in 2019, likely due to competition with CVS #1911 (0.6 miles away at 11 N. DuPont Hwy) and Walgreens #11036 (0.4 miles away at 261 N. DuPont Hwy).  Rite Aid #11189 under normal operation (Photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr) Kent County, Delaware Rite Aid Store List (as of 01/01/2017) Store #3748 - Dover Address: 1580 S. DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE Open Date: 1998 Decor Package: Wellness? Exterior Design: Diamond Window GSF: ? Additional Notes: Relocation from 1255 S. Stat...

Rite Aid #729 was remodeled at some point between February and now (although, I'd probably lean towards more recently). For some pre-remodel photos and history, please head over to our previous post at  https://retailforever.blogspot.com/2021/02/glimpse-rite-aid-729-lancaster-pa.html . There's still some scarring from the old signage and the older window decals remain, leading me to believe that the remodel was very recent.