A sign stands outside a Rite-Aid pharmacy in Camp Hill, Penn [Getty Images]

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: A sign stands outside a Rite-Aid pharmacy in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 24, 2006. Rite Aid Corp., the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy Jean Coutu Group Inc.'s Brooks and Eckerd pharmacy chains in the U.S. for $2.62 billion to keep pace with larger rivals CVS Corp. and Walgreen Co. (Photo by Bradley C. Bower/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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