1,400 cvs stores were there in the usa before 1997.
1,400 cvs stores were there in the usa before 1997.
how many cvs stores are there in the usa before 1997?
1,400
in 1990, cvs acquired the 490-store peoples drug chain from imasco, which established the company in new mid-atlantic markets including washington, d.c., pennsylvania, maryland, and virginia. in 1994, cvs started pharmacare management services. the parent company decided to focus on cvs in 1995, selling off marshalls and this end up. the following year, they let go of footaction/footstar, meldisco, linens 'n' things, and kb toys. the company, then decided to change its name from melville corporation to cvs corporation. in 1997, bob's stores were also sold, and cvs nearly tripled its 1,400 stores after purchasing the 2,500-store revco chain. cvs bought 200 arbor drugs locations in 1998, opened approximately 180 new stores, closed about 160 stores, and relocated nearly 200 existing stores from strip malls to freestanding locations. in 1999, cvs acquired soma.com, the first online pharmacy, and renamed it cvs.com. the same year, cvs launched their cvs procare pharmacy for complex drug therapies.
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during the company's days as a regional chain in the northeast, many cvs stores did not include pharmacies. today, the company seldom builds new stores without pharmacies and outside of new england is gradually phasing out any such shops. any new non-pharmacy store is usually built in a more urban setting where another cvs with a pharmacy exists within walking distance such as downtown boston or providence. these stores usually lack a pharmacy and a photo center but carry most of the general merchandise items that a normal cvs pharmacy carries such as health and beauty items, sundries, and food items.
cvs pharmacy