The pharmacy-only CVS stores would average less than 5,000 square feet each. Bloomberg via Getty Images The move is apart of a larger cost-cutting effort, which CVS enforced last year in closing ...

CVS is looking to grow itself by shrinking. The pharmacy chain is opening around a dozen stores this year that are about the half the size of its traditional layout and have only a pharmacy ...

A CVS SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMED TO US TODAY, THOUGH SHE DECLINED TO TELL US THE SPECIFIC REASONS WHY. IT’S GOING TO MESS WITH A LOT OF ELDERLY FOLKS. WE DON’T HAVE NO OTHER PHARMACY AROUND HERE.

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CVS Health (CVS) is ditching retail sales to focus on pharmacy operations at 12 new locations opening in 2025. These new CVS stores will offer an incredibly limited amount of retail products to ...

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Beyond its industry advantage, CVS has built a diversified business model that keeps it resilient. It’s not just a retail pharmacy; it’s also an insurance provider and a pharmacy benefit manager.

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