Sources: Dollar Tree Inc to Take Over Old Bristol Borough Rite Aid Location

In recent weeks,  three Dollar Tree Inc sources told Lower Bucks Source (LBS) the site of the former Rite Aid on Pond Street in Bristol Borough will be opening as a Dollar Tree before school starts back up in August.

The sources independent of each other, who are not authorized to speak to media, said a store manager has already been selected and was notified of their move to the Pond Street location about four weeks ago.

Calls to the commercial realtor for the property, Eastman-Arnold Company, seeking confirmation went unreturned in recent weeks.

Work crews were at the location, up until the beginning of June, ripping out the innards of the former pharmacy.

A work site supervisor told LBS that his crew was at the site to clean out shelving, storage, and items left behind by Rite Aid, before the next crew comes in to shape-shift and set the store’s look to Dollar Tree green.

Credit: Jeff Bohen, Lower Bucks Source

Dollar Tree Inc last November took over  the Rite Aid  location at 5-Points in the Levittown section of Bristol Township and subsequently opened in January.

The Pond Street Rite Aid closed its doors for good last summer, after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and told its vendors it was no longer purchasing goods and services amid the financial challenges.

In 2022, the Philadelphia-based chain closed  more than 150 of its locations, including the location formerly located at the Bristol Park Shopping Center. 

Bristol Borough officials, LBS contacted in recent weeks, said they hadn’t heard anything about the retailer opening on Pond St.

A recent review of county property records only shows information related to the commercial realtor for the property.

Dollar Tree offers a wide selection of consumables, variety, and seasonal merchandise including many trusted national and regional brands. According to a recent retail trade report, the company plans to open 400 new stores in 2026.

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Dollar Tree offers a wide selection of consumable, variety, and seasonal merchandise including many trusted national and regional brands.

Attempts to reach Dollar Tree’s corporate for comment on this story were unsuccessful.

Dollar Tree Inc operates over 9000 retail locations nationwide, according to the company’s website.