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CVS Pulls Apple Pay, And Many See A Fight Over Mobile Wallets

A customer makes a purchase using Apple Pay on her iPhone 6 at a Walgreens store in Times Square last Monday. The mobile payment service has now been blocked by CVS and Rite Aid. John Minchillo/AP Images for MasterCard hide caption

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CVS Pulls Apple Pay, And Many See A Fight Over Mobile Wallets

October 27, 2014 • Rite Aid took the same step, leading many observers to note that the two companies are part of a group of retailers that's developing its own payment system, called CurrentC.

Drugstore Chain CVS Kicks Tobacco Habit A Month Early

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Drugstore Chain CVS Kicks Tobacco Habit A Month Early

September 3, 2014 • In February, CVS said it would stop selling tobacco products, despite the profits they brought the company. Now cigarettes in the company's stores are history.

Attorneys General Ask Big Retailers To Pull Tobacco From Stores

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Attorneys General Ask Big Retailers To Pull Tobacco From Stores

March 17, 2014 • In letters sent to Wal-Mart and other store chains, officials ask the companies to follow the example of drugstore chain CVS, which has announced it's ending sales of tobacco products.

Most Smokers Don't Buy Their Cigarettes At CVS

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Most Smokers Don't Buy Their Cigarettes At CVS

February 6, 2014 • The CVS drugstore chain's decision to stop selling tobacco products drew praise as an important public health step. But, we wondered, how many people buy cigarettes at drugstores? Not as many as we thought.

By Dropping Cigarettes, CVS Gives Its Reputation A Boost

A CVS pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., is one of more than 7,600 stores where the company will stop selling tobacco products by October. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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By Dropping Cigarettes, CVS Gives Its Reputation A Boost

February 5, 2014 • The drugstore chain says halting the sale of tobacco products could reduce revenue by $2 billion a year. CVS says it's looking for ways to make up for the lost business. But the value of the good public relations from the move could easily surpass the costs.

Soon to be gone: Marlboro cigarettes on display at a CVS store in Pittsburgh last July. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption

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CVS To Stop Selling Tobacco Products

February 5, 2014 • The company's 7,600 pharmacies will remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from their shelves by Oct. 1. The decision should "help people on their path to better health," says CVS CEO Larry Merlo.

Pfizer Goes Direct With Online Viagra Sales To Men

If you're interested in buying Viagra, Pfizer, the drug's maker, will now sell it to you from its official website. William Vazquez/AP hide caption

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Pfizer Goes Direct With Online Viagra Sales To Men

May 6, 2013 • Men still need a prescription for the diamond-shaped blue pills. But instead of going to the pharmacy in person, or taking their chances buying from an online pharmacy of unknown repute, men will be able to buy Viagra from the maker of the drug itself and have it shipped to their homes.