August 29, 2016 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, tobacco products, tobacco sales, tobacco sales by pharmacy retailers, Walgreens
CDR Blog
In tandem with a stockholder advocacy group, Walgreens shareholders have called on the drug chain to re-examine its stance on tobacco sales. The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility said members of the organization and Walgreens shareholders have filed a proposal asking the retailer’s board to assess the risks of tobacco sales at Walgreens drug stores
February 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products, tobacco sales, Troy Brennan, V2
Leading Headlines, Retail News
MIAMI — A survey of cigarette smokers shows that CVS Health’s removal of tobacco products from its stores is working as planned. Electronic cigarette maker V2 said Thursday that last week it polled 300 cigarette smokers nationwide, all of whom had previously purchased cigarettes from a CVS store. Of those respondents, 52% said CVS’ elimination
September 3, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
cigarette purchases, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Health Research Institute, CVS/pharmacy, Eileen Howard Boone, nicotine replacement therapy, smoking cessation, tobacco products, tobacco sales, Troy Brennan
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy’s removal of tobacco products from its stores is showing its impact a year later. A study by the CVS Health Research Institute revealed a reduction in cigarette purchases over the past year, CVS Health said Thursday. Evaluating cigarette pack purchases at drug, food, big-box, dollar, convenience and gas station retailers in the
July 7, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
anti-smoking laws, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, CVS Health, Matthew Myers, tobacco products, tobacco use, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — CVS Health is leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of its stance on global anti-smoking laws, a company spokesman confirmed. Published reports said Tuesday that CVS is withdrawing its membership from the national business lobbying group in the wake of a New York Times article last week that spotlighted the chamber’s
June 1, 2015 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
John Fiacco, Medicap, Medicine Shoppe International, tobacco products
2015, Issue 06-01-2015, News
DUBLIN, Ohio — Another pharmaceutical chain has followed CVS Health and a host of other businesses — and even cities — in going smoke free. Medicine Shoppe International Inc. (MSI) and its Medicap Pharmacy units, which have more than 500 locations across the country and 200 pharmacies internationally, will no longer sell tobacco products —
May 11, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Cardinal Health, cigarettes, John Fiacco, Medicap Pharmacy, Medicine Shoppe International, smoking cessation, tobacco products
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
DUBLIN, Ohio — Medicine Shoppe International has become the latest pharmacy retailer to drop tobacco products. The Cardinal Health Inc. pharmacy franchise said Monday that nearly all Medicine Shoppe and Medicap Pharmacy franchisees have committed to not sell tobacco or tobacco-related products. Most Medicine Shoppe and Medicap Pharmacy locations have been tobacco-free for some time, because selling
February 5, 2014 by Chain Drug Review
cigarettes, CVS, CVS Caremark, CVS/pharmacy, Larry Merlo, Mark Miller, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, smoking-related illnesses, Steven Schroeder, tobacco products, Troyen Brennan, William Blair & Co.
Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark Corp. will halt all sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products through its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide by Oct. 1. The action makes CVS/pharmacy the first national drug chain to take this step. “Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for