Express Wash expansion
In the case of an Express Wash car wash, the dimensions of the Rite Aid stores are ideal. The company reuses as much of the former Rite Aid as possible during their remodels, Van Bremen said, filling the shell of the building with a car wash tunnel, equipment and car interior vacuums.
Such conversions typically take five months and $3 million to $3.5 million, with finished car washes netting the company around $2 million to $3 million in revenue annually, according to Van Bremen. The company has a total of 122 car washes across its five brands nationwide, with ten open in metro Detroit.
Of those, Express Wash has five car washes operating in former Rite Aids and one in a former CVS nationwide, with more on the way.
In Michigan, the company is working on locations in a former CVS in Westland and a former Rite Aid in Flint in addition to its new St. Clair Shores location.