{"id":3261,"date":"2025-10-16T04:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/3261\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T04:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T04:09:20","slug":"rite-aid-stores-in-lower-merion-philly-region-experience-inventory-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/3261\/","title":{"rendered":"Rite Aid stores in Lower Merion, Philly region experience inventory issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Lower Merion<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n

This week, we\u2019re taking a look inside the Rite Aids of Lower Merion and the rest of the Philly region post-bankruptcy<\/a>, zoom into the two Lower Merion communities named as some of the best places to live in U.S.<\/a>, and round up Main Line BYOBs you might want to consider next for date night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Take a trip to the Rite Aid in Wynnewood, and you might be surprised by what you find \u2014 or don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

A single box of apple-cinnamon Nutri-Grain bars. A mostly barren wall where over-the-counter pain relievers should be. But, at the same time, a well-stocked seasonal section filled with Easter goodies. What gives?<\/p>\n

Rite Aid began diminishing its regional footprint by about 40% in 2022, and the retailer\u2019s location in Ardmore is now closed. Despite the company emerging from bankruptcy six months ago, some of the remaining open locations across the Philly area are still experiencing inventory issues<\/a>, with customers reporting low stock in Narberth and beyond.<\/p>\n

Supply chain, retail, pharmacy, and bankruptcy experts pointed reporters Erin McCarthy and Ariana Perez-Castells to an array of potential factors, including cash-flow issues, difficulty reestablishing vendor terms, or plans to close even more stores in the future. A Rite Aid spokesperson declined to answer The Inquirer\u2019s questions, but said the company is focused \u201con improving the flow of products to our stores.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about the Rite Aids and why some shelves remain bare months post-bankruptcy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca1 Community News<\/p>\n

Three local communities have earned spots on Niche\u2019s ranking of the best places to live in America \u2014 two of which are right in Lower Merion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Main Line doctor who terrorized the family of her ex-boyfriend\u2019s new girlfriend, including setting fire to the Lower Merion home of her romantic rival\u2019s 99-year-old grandmother, was sentenced Wednesday to 11\u00bd to 23 months in jail<\/a>. <\/p>\n

St. Joe\u2019s has offered buyouts to some faculty and staff<\/a> as part of a plan to help close \u201ca small deficit\u201d resulting from the school\u2019s acquisition and integration with the University of the Sciences and the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences in Lancaster.<\/p>\n

Heads up: There will be a lane closure on City Avenue northbound between Lapsley Lane and 59th Street from Monday through Friday next week due to construction related to the St. Joe\u2019s pedestrian bridge, according to PennDot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne is looking \u201cto permanently preserve\u201d an adjacent 4.17-acre property that\u2019s up for sale, an effort that now has the support from township commissioners that the center was seeking to apply for a state grant. (Main Line Times & Suburban<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A group of demonstrators protested outside University of Pennsylvania President J. Larry Jameson\u2019s home in Lower Merion late last week, demanding the university disclose investments within its endowment, divest from companies benefiting Israel\u2019s military and government<\/a>, and defend against ICE raids. A university spokesperson called the effort \u201can unlawful intrusion and a deliberate act of intimidation.\u201d (The Daily Pennsylvanian<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Commissioners are taking their public meeting on the road, with their first stop at the Lower Merion Township Building<\/a> on April 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. If you\u2019re interested in joining via Zoom, you can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Was that Jason Kelce at the La Salle-Villanova women\u2019s water polo match last weekend? Why, yes it was. Here\u2019s why he was there<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Richard N. Juliani, of Wynnewood, a retired sociology professor at Villanova and pioneering expert on Philadelphia\u2019s Little Italy<\/a>, died last month of acute myeloid leukemia at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. He was 86.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfeb Schools Briefing<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f On our Plate<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfb3 Things to Do<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Newsies<\/a>: Catch a screening of this 1992 Disney musical starring Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, and Ann-Margret. \u23f0 Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m. \ud83d\udcb5 $7.75 for adults, $6.75 for kids\ud83d\udccdBryn Mawr Film Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 The E Street Shuffle<\/a>: Dance in the dark and rock out to this Jersey-born tribute band to the Boss. \u23f0 Saturday, March 29, 9 p.m. \ud83d\udcb5 $15\ud83d\udccd118 North<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Mason Porter + Frog Holler<\/a>: Fill your Sunday with a bit of bluegrass. \u23f0 Sunday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. \ud83d\udcb5 $20\ud83d\udccdArdmore Music Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa4 Nubya Garcia<\/a>: An event where modern jazz, classical, and R&B come together. \u23f0 Wednesday, April 2, 8 p.m. \ud83d\udcb5 $29\ud83d\udccdArdmore Music Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude0b Wonder Grand Opening<\/a>: The billion-dollar food hall<\/a> is celebrating the opening of its Ardmore location with a festive evening. \u23f0 Thursday, April 3, 5 p.m.\ud83d\udccd17 W. Lancaster Ave<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe1 On the Market<\/p>\n

What\u2019s got a wine room, sauna, pool, and multiple fireplaces? This $2,875,000 Villanova residence<\/a> featuring five bedrooms and five full and two half bathrooms. The 7,701-square-foot home also boasts a four-car garage, skylights, a pool house, and more.<\/p>\n

Have you seen an interesting listing in or around Lower Merion? Share it with us in an email to lowermerion@inquirer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n

See something we\u2019re missing? Want to alert us about a community event? Take our survey<\/a> or reach out to us at lowermerion@inquirer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at inquirer.com\/donate<\/a>. A list of Lenfest Institute donors can be found at lenfestinstitute.org\/supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Lower Merion! \ud83d\udc4b This week, we\u2019re taking a look inside the Rite Aids of Lower Merion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[183,185,184,186,2990],"class_list":["post-3261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion","tag-lower-merion-headlines","tag-lower-merion-news","tag-lower-merion-township","tag-rite-aid-lower-merion-main-line-byobs-wonder"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}