May 15 (Reuters) - Healthcare conglomerate CVS Health ( CVS )
has bid for a significant number of stores and patient
data in the Pacific Northwest from bankrupt pharmacy chain
operator Rite Aid, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
CVS put in a bid for stores in Washington, Oregon, and
Idaho, as well as patient prescription information, Rite Aid
Chief Executive Officer Matthew Schroeder told employees,
according to a recording of the meeting reviewed by Bloomberg
News.
Rite Aid has also received multiple bids on some of its
pharmacy assets, such as patient data and inventory, from
Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ), Albertsons ( ACI ), Kroger ( KR )
, Giant Eagle and others, Schroeder said, according to the
report.
Schroeder said Rite Aid is not going to emerge from
bankruptcy and said that the company will no longer exist after
its assets are sold, the report added.
Rite Aid and the bidders did not immediately respond to
Reuters' requests for comment.