“Rite Aid has been actively seeking capital, including negotiating with its lenders for additional capital to continue to run its business,” Matthew C. Schroeder, CEO of the company, said in the Pennsylvania layoff notice dated May 5. “Unfortunately, our efforts were unsuccessful.”

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid announced it began Chapter 11 proceedings Monday. Stores will remain open for pharmacy services over the next few months.

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,