CVS to stop selling cigarettes

CVS has announced they will cease the sale of all tobacco products by October 1st.

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We’ve come to the conclusion that cigarettes have no place in a setting where health care is being delivered,” CVS Caremark CEO Larry Merlo told AP of the decision. He added in a written statement that ultimately discontinuing sales was “the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health.

The company estimates the decision will cause them to lose $2 billion in revenue



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