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CVS Pharmacy (styled as CVS/pharmacy or simply CVS) is an American pharmacy retailer and currently stands as the second largest pharmacy chain, after Walgreens, in the United States,〔2013 Top 100 Retailers. http://www.stores.org/2013/Top-100-Retailers. Retrieved on September 17, 2013.〕 with more than 7,600 stores,〔(Company History | CVS Health ). Info.cvschealth.com. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.〕 and is the second largest US pharmacy based on total prescription revenue.〔The Top 50 Retail Pharmacies, according to Drug Store News. http://www.drugchannels.net/2013/04/the-top-50-retail-pharmacies-according.html. Retrieved on September 17, 2013.〕 As the retail pharmacy division of CVS Health, it ranks as the 12th largest company in the world according to Fortune 500 in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fortune 500 )〕 CVS Pharmacy's leading competitor Walgreens ranked 37th. CVS sells prescription drugs and a wide assortment of general merchandise, including over-the-counter drugs, beauty products and cosmetics, film and photo finishing services, seasonal merchandise, greeting cards, and convenience foods through their CVS Pharmacy and Longs Drugs retail stores and online through CVS.com. It also provides healthcare services through its more than 1000 MinuteClinic medical clinics 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Healthcare - The News Journal - delawareonline.com )〕 as well as their Diabetes Care Centers. Most of these clinics are located within CVS stores. CVS is incorporated in Delaware, and is based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.〔(WPRI - CVS to lay off 150 people in Woonsocket, 300 nationwide ). WPRI.com (October 28, 2010). Retrieved on September 5, 2013.〕 As of 2008, CVS Caremark was the largest for-profit employer in Rhode Island.〔 It was founded on Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1963, under the name Consumer Value Store.〔(Lowell - Did you know? — ). Lowellma.gov. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.〕 It was founded by Sid Goldstein, Stanley Goldstein, and Ralph Hoagland, as a discount health and beauty aid store. The first customers were required to bag their own purchases.〔(History of CVS Corporation – FundingUniverse ). Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.〕 ==Overview== CVS Pharmacy used to be a subsidiary of Melville Corporation, where its full name was initially Consumer Value Stores. Melville later changed its name to CVS Corporation in 1996〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CVS Caremark, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jun 7, 1996 )〕 after Melville sold off many of its non-pharmacy stores.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CVS Caremark, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Dec 6, 1996 )〕 The last of its non-drugstore operations were sold in 1997.〔 Former CEO Tom Ryan has said he now considers "CVS" to stand for "Convenience, Value, and Service." 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CVS Pharmacy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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