CVS Pharmacy - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia CVS Pharmacy from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
4/2/2016 CVS Pharmacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CVS Pharmacy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CVS Pharmacy (styled as CVS/pharmacy or simply CVS) is an American pharmacy retailer and currently CVS Pharmacy stands as the second largest pharmacy chain, after Walgreens, in the United States,[1] with more than 7,600 stores,[2] and is the second largest US pharmacy based on total prescription revenue.[3] As the retail pharmacy division of CVS Health, it ranks as the 12th largest company in the world according to Fortune 500 in 2014.[4] CVS Pharmacy's leading competitor Walgreens ranked 37th. CVS sells prescription drugs and a wide assortment of A newer CVS Pharmacy storefront in St. Louis, general merchandise, including over-the-counter drugs, Missouri beauty products and cosmetics, film and photo finishing services, seasonal merchandise, greeting cards, and Formerly Consumer Value Stores (1963- convenience foods through their CVS Pharmacy and called 1996) Longs Drugs retail stores and online through CVS.com. It Type Subsidiary also provides healthcare services through its more than Industry Retail 1,000 MinuteClinic medical clinics [5] as well as their Founded May 8, 1963 Diabetes Care Centers. Most of these clinics are located Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. within CVS stores. Founders Stanley Goldstein CVS is incorporated in Delaware, and is based in Sidney Goldstein Ralph Hoagland Woonsocket, Rhode Island.[6] As of 2008, CVS Caremark Headquarters 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode was the largest for-profit employer in Rhode Island.[6] It Island, United States was founded on Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1963, under the name Consumer Value Number of 7,600 stores (2014 estimate) locations Store.[7] It was founded by Sid Goldstein, Stanley Area served Nationwide Goldstein, and Ralph Hoagland, as a discount health and beauty aid store.
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