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Is the Rite Aid-Albertson’s Merger in Trouble?

The proposed merger has been met with mixed reactions. Find out what it means to net lease investors.

Rite Aid has been an interesting tenant to follow over the last few years. Walgreens and Rite Aid entered into a merger agreement in October of 2015 before terminating the agreement in June of 2017 over mounting doubt the FTC would approve the action. Walgreens and Rite Aid announced a replacement to the deal whereby Walgreens would acquire 2,186 stores from Rite Aid for $5.175 billion. In September, this was amended to 1,932 locations at $4.375 billion. The agreement closed this past spring and all of the stores are expected by to fully integrated into Walgreens by the end of 2020.

In February of 2018, word broke that Albertson’s was going to acquire Rite Aid and also rebrand their in-store pharmacies under the Rite Aid name. The synergy of the grocer – pharmacy combination can provide both brands with a boost, better grocery options in Rite Aid locations and a larger and stronger network supporting the Albertson’s pharmacies.

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Jonathan Hipp

Jonathan Hipp

Jonathan Hipp began his career in real estate over 25 years ago. In his early years as a broker, he ventured into the net lease industry and quickly began leading the US net lease market, closing over $3 billion in transactions. In 2005, Jon founded Calkain Companies, a company focused solely on net lease investment services. As President and CEO, he has been instrumental in building the firm into one of the leading Net Lease real estate companies, transacting over $12 billion of net lease deal volume over the past 13 years. He has expanded Calkain’s services to include brokerage, advisory, asset management, capital markets, and industry research. He has become a well-known resource, panelist, and speaker at various Net Lease and Industry conferences and is a regular contributor to GlobeSt.com on real estate trends. In June 2015, Jon’s passion for the real estate business was again recognized as he was nominated for the Top Real Estate Player in the DC area by SmartCEO magazine.

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