By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) -Bankrupt U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid on Thursday said it agreed to sell more than 1,000 stores in separate transactions to CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Albertsons, Kroger and Giant Eagle,

CVS Health, Walgreens and grocers Kroger and Albertsons are among the buyers Rite Aid is selling prescription files and related assets to from more than 1,000 stores.

Rite Aid plans to close hundreds of its U.S. pharmacies but said it would sell some in the Pacific Northwest to CVS Pharmacy. The Philadelphia-based Rite Aid has faced a slew of financial troubles over the past two years. The company first filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, after which it shuttered hundreds of stores nationwide.