Need help understanding businesses and subleasing
Recently Walgreens decided to take over Rite-Aid, so if the deal goes through, it looks like they will close stores directly across from each other or really close.

Some people are saying that CVS is going to take over those closed stores, but would they let this actually happen? Why would Walgreens sublease a store to their direct competition? Or would they not lease it to them?
[{"id": "cwpd4w8", "text": "I highly doubt that would happen....but to answer your question, the only reason I could see them subleasing to a competitor is well, the reason they are subleasing in the first place, to get that unnecessary rent expense off their balance sheet.", "replies": [{"id": "cwpeg7i", "text": "Isn't part of that deal that they will sell certain stores off?  The only reasons I could see would be regulatory to avoid anti trust.  Otherwise I agree.\n\nWho knows though that is a complex deal and there's tons of shot we aren't privy too", "replies": [{"id": "cwppfqn", "text": "good point - I did not consider anti-trust requirements", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]