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CVS plans changes to stores after Aetna deal

CVS Health plans to reduce the amount of store space devoted to retail


CVS Health plans to reduce the store space devoted to retail and shift more to healthcare after its $70 billion acquisition of Aetna, according to an article on the USA Today website.

The company will begin using a greater portion of the floor space in its nearly 10,000 locations to provide medical services.

CVS officials see the "CVS Pharmacy evolving from not just a store that happens to have a pharmacy and products" into "more of a health care destination."

CVS has already invested in developing a network of MinuteClinic locations inside about 1 in 9 of its stores to provide diagnosis and treatment of basic illnesses.

Read the article.



December 13, 2018


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