COSMETIC DAMAGE DONE TO THAT BUILDING. GIANT EAGLE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN TWO STANDALONE PHARMACY LOCATIONS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THEY WILL BE IN MOUNT WASHINGTON AND SEWICKLEY. BOTH ARE TAKING OVER FORMER RITE AID LOCATIONS. GIANT EAGLE SAYS RECENTLY OPENED STANDALONE PHARMACIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING. AND WITH THAT, THEY TELL US THEY ARE EXPLORING OTHER FORMER RITE AID LOCATIONS IN THE REGION, BUT SAID THEY CAN’T COMMENT O
Giant Eagle Pharmacy moves into old Rite Aid in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood
Updated: 12:12 PM EDT Oct 29, 2025
Giant Eagle is touting the opening of a new standalone pharmacy in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood.The new Giant Eagle Pharmacy is located at a former Rite Aid site on Virginia Avenue. A grand opening is scheduled for Thursday.Giant Eagle says the new pharmacy will also sell some prepared foods, produce and grocery essentials.Related: Sheetz is moving into an old Rite Aid in the city of PittsburghIt’s the latest move for Giant Eagle Pharmacy, which has been acquiring prescriptions from dozens of Rite Aid locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio and recently announced a partnership with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.”We understood that the closure of the Mt. Washington Rite Aid created a need for access to convenient care in Mt. Washington, and we are happy to show up for the community to close that gap,” Giant Eagle CEO Bill Artman said in a statement.Another Giant Eagle Pharmacy is scheduled to open next month at the old Rite Aid store on Beaver Street in Sewickley.
PITTSBURGH —
Giant Eagle is touting the opening of a new standalone pharmacy in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood.
The new Giant Eagle Pharmacy is located at a former Rite Aid site on Virginia Avenue. A grand opening is scheduled for Thursday.
Giant Eagle says the new pharmacy will also sell some prepared foods, produce and grocery essentials.
Related: Sheetz is moving into an old Rite Aid in the city of Pittsburgh
It’s the latest move for Giant Eagle Pharmacy, which has been acquiring prescriptions from dozens of Rite Aid locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio and recently announced a partnership with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.
“We understood that the closure of the Mt. Washington Rite Aid created a need for access to convenient care in Mt. Washington, and we are happy to show up for the community to close that gap,” Giant Eagle CEO Bill Artman said in a statement.
Another Giant Eagle Pharmacy is scheduled to open next month at the old Rite Aid store on Beaver Street in Sewickley.