In Brief: Rite Aid/Harco/K&B merger
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Rite Aid/Harco/K&B merger: Rite Aid completes acquisition of Harco and K&B drug chains, increasing the number of operating Rite Aid stores to 3,963, the Harrisburg, Penn.-based chain announces. Harco and K&B operated 146 and 186 stores, respectively, across the southern U.S. at the time of the merger. Rite Aid now is active in 31 states, with expected annual revenues of $11.9 bil. The merger was announced in late July ("The Tan Sheet" July 28, p. 5)...