1,400 cvs stores were there in the usa as of 2006.
how many cvs stores are there in the usa as of 2006?
1,400
on january 23, 2006, cvs announced that it had agreed to acquire the freestanding drug store operations of supermarket chain albertsons. the deal included the acquisition of 700 drug stores trading under the osco drug and sav-on drugs banners, mostly in the midwestern and southwestern united states (with a concentration of stores in southern california and the chicago area), and was formally completed on june 2, 2006. transition of sav-on and osco stores to the cvs brand was completed by december 2006. cvs now dominates the southern california market. also included were albertsons health'n'home (now cvs home health) durable medical equipment stores. approximately 28 cvs home health locations are present in arizona, california, and the kansas city area, representing cvs's first venture into the specialized dme market.cvs had previously operated stores in southern california but completely withdrew from the market in 1993. cvs sold virtually all of the locations to sav-on's then owner american stores, who operated them under the name american drug stores. many of the stores cvs gained in january 2006 had been the stores it owned prior to 1993. before their re-acquisition, these stores were operated under the name sav-on express (the express name was used to help customers identify these stores that did not carry all the lines of merchandise as compared to the larger, traditional sav-on drugs locations). cvs now operates over 6,200 stores in 43 states and the district of columbia. in some locations, cvs now has two stores less than two blocks apart.
cvs pharmacy
during the company's days as a regional chain in the northeast, many cvs stores did not include pharmacies. today, the company seldom builds new stores without pharmacies and outside of new england is gradually phasing out any such shops. any new non-pharmacy store is usually built in a more urban setting where another cvs with a pharmacy exists within walking distance such as downtown boston or providence. these stores usually lack a pharmacy and a photo center but carry most of the general merchandise items that a normal cvs pharmacy carries such as health and beauty items, sundries, and food items.
cvs pharmacy