The company’s move was yet another sign of its metamorphosis into becoming more of a health care provider than a largely retail business, with its stores offering more miniclinics and health advice to aid customers visiting its pharmacies.
While the company’s decision will cost it an estimated $2 billion in sales from tobacco buyers, that is a mere dent in its overall sales of $123 billion in 2012.
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Hooray!
Like they don't already make a fortune from the drugs they sell. They are really sacrificing aren't they?
no worries. they wont miss the cig sales, its the impulse sales from people getting cigs they will miss more
Always thought it was odd that a drug store sold tobacco products. But then again they sell candy and in some states alcohol.
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Isn't nicotine a drug? I wonder if they will stop selling nicotine patches also.
Indeed you are right. But so is cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, etc and I don't see them selling that....
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