CVS announced plans Wednesday to stop selling cigarettes and all other tobacco products in its stores later this year, making it the first national pharmacy chain to to take this step. But don't expect other major pharmacy chains to follow suit just yet.
"We have been evaluating this product category for some time to balance the choices our customers expect from us, with their ongoing health needs," a rep for Duane Reade and its parent company Walgreens said in a statement. "We will continue to evaluate the choice of products our customers want."
A source familiar with the thinking for Duane Reade and Walgreens noted that this is an issue that has been raised "a lot" by customers, policy makers and certain municipalities, including San Francisco. Indeed, in 2008, Walgreens sued San Francisco to block legislation that would ban the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies. Read more...
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