Rite Aid customers in the tri-state can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing. The company plans to sell customer prescription files,

The stores are located in Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Washington.

Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid has identified 47 store locations in nine states that will initially close as it negotiates with buyers.