Old RiteAid off Chestnut in the city becoming a dollar tree

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CHAD UMBLE | Staff Writer LNP | LancasterOnline
Published Wed Oct 21, 2026 2:38 PM EDT

Work is underway to turn a closed Rite Aid in Lancaster city into a new Dollar Tree discount store.
The former drugstore at 825 E. Chestnut St., which closed in August 2025, is now being renovated for Dollar Tree.
A Dollar Tree construction manager recently posted on LinkedIn about a new store coming soon to the location. In addition, blueprints labeled "Dollar Tree" were visible this week through the store window, where there is evidence of ongoing construction.
No one from Dollar Tree responded to a request for comment on the new store, including when it might open.
Dollar Tree has more than 9,000 stores in the U.S., including 10 in Lancaster County.
The Rite Aid along East Chestnut Street in Lancaster was one of more than 1,000 stores closed following a bankruptcy filing in May 2025 by the Philadelphia-based chain. Before filing for bankruptcy, Rite Aid had six Lancaster County locations.
Rite Aid leased the 11,000-square-foot building at 825 E. Chestnut St., which was constructed in 1997.
The store will be the second former Rite Aid in Lancaster County to become a Dollar Tree. A former Rite Aid at 1550 Columbia Ave. in Manor Township, also built in 1997, was renovated last year and opened as a Dollar Tree in November 2025.

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Booo.

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I know I was hoping it would be something good like a grocery store but nope

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Dollar Tree has a decent supply of affordable groceries. I live a few blocks away and this is much needed in our neighborhood!