WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy president Kevin Hourican is leaving the company to become president and CEO of food service company Sysco Corp. “Retail pharmacy and the role pharmacists play in health care are rapidly evolving, and we’ll continue to lead the way in responding to changing patient needs,” said Larry Merlo, president and chief
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever stand-alone store in Oregon. The new store is the first of three retail locations to open in the greater Portland market in 2019, with one more store opening in 2020. In addition, to mark CVS Pharmacy’s entrance into the Portland market, the
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Five years after it made the move to pull tobacco products from CVS Pharmacy locations, CVS Health said Monday it is expanding its focus on helping people quit smoking. Be The First, the five-year, $50 million dollar initiative by the company and the CVS Health Foundation to help create the first tobacco-free generation, is tackling
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has extended its CarePass paid membership loyalty program across the country. Consumers can join CarePass on a month-to-month basis for $5 a month, or obtain a discounted annual membership for a fee of $48. Benefits include: • Free one- to two-day day delivery on qualifying prescriptions and most purchases made
ATLANTA — CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide have begun offering UPS package pickup and return services. The pickup options will roll out to more than 6,000 stores and combine two of the nation’s biggest brands. “This deal offers additional convenience to consumers in the e-commerce era,” said UPS chief marketing officer Kevin Warren. “Working with CVS
ATLANTA — UPS is rolling out package pickup and return service in CVS Pharmacy stores nationwide. For CVS, joining the UPS Access Point network will not only help drive store traffic but also provide UPS customers with the option to consolidate their trips and spending.The offering, which is set to begin immediately and is planned
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy recently launched Tested to Be Trusted, a program requiring third-party testing of all vitamins and supplements sold in-store and online to confirm the accuracy of the dietary ingredients list on the supplement facts panel and to confirm that products are free from certain additives and ingredients. 1,400 vitamins and supplements
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy on Wednesday announced the launch of Tested to Be Trusted, a program requiring third-party testing of all vitamins and supplements sold in-store and online to confirm the accuracy of the dietary ingredients listed on the supplement facts panel and to confirm that products are free from certain additives and ingredients.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health and SmileDirectClub Thursday said they plan to expand access to affordable, convenient orthodontic clear aligner therapy through SmileShops in hundreds of CVS Pharmacy locations. After a successful pilot, SmileDirectClub SmileShops will launch in hundreds of CVS Pharmacy locations in 2019, more than doubling SmileDirectClub’s current physical footprint and consumer access to revolutionary
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy said Thursday it is now offering prescription delivery within hours in addition to their 1-2 day prescription delivery service available nationwide. The service, delivered by Shipt, a same-day delivery marketplace, is available at 6,000 CVS Pharmacy locations across the country, giving patients a faster and even more convenient way to get their
LOS ANGELES — As part of its commitment to building healthier communities across the country, CVS Health said Wednesday it is expanding its free health and wellness screening campaign statewide in California throughout 2019, including Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Project Health, which provides access to care in multicultural communities with a large number of uninsured or underinsured Americans, will
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, announced significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the company made the commitment to create