CVS’ssmartno-smokingstrategy第1頁(yè)WhatisCVS/pharmacyAnpharmacyretailerSecondlargestpharmacychainPossess

morethan7,600stores12thlargestcompanyintheworldasaretailpharmacy第2頁(yè)Sellprescriptiondrugsandgeneralmerchandise.

ProvidehealthcareservicesPurchasethroughtheirCVSPharmacyandLongsDrugsretailstoresandonlinethroughCVS.com.Providehealthcareservices第3頁(yè)WhatdidCVSdotomakeitsstocksostrong?WallStreetstockmarketlikearollercoaster.TheDowJonesindexhaditsbiggestjumpintherecordoftheyearinasingleday.There'sapharmacychaincalldeCVSShowthehero第4頁(yè)no-smokingstrategyCVS

announced

thatitwouldstopsellingtobaccoproductsinitsmorethan7,600storesbyOct.1,amovethatcouldmeangivingupsome$2billioninannualsales,thecompanysaid.第5頁(yè)SellingtobaccoisveryinconsistentwithbeinginthatbusinessWereallythoughtaboutthisdecisionasitrelatestothefutureasahealthcompany.it'sgoodforcustomersandourcompany,inthelongrun.

Anyformoftobaccousemakesthosechronicconditionsmoredifficulttodealwith

Thisisgoodforbusinessandtherightthingtodo.AsoneofthelargestretailersandpharmaciesinAmerica,CVSCaremarksetsapowerfulexample,andtoday'sdecisionwillhelpadvancemyadministration'seffortstoreducetobacco-relateddeaths,cancer,andheartdisease,aswellasbringdownhealthcarecosts–ultimatelysavinglivesandprotectinguntoldnumbersoffamiliesfrompainandheartbreakforyearstocome.HelenaFoulkes第6頁(yè)Studyshowsbans

atpharmaciesinBostonandSanFranciscoledtomorethan13%fewerpurchasers.CVSsaysresearchshowsitsdecisionwillhaveabigimpact.TroyenBrennanIftheresultswereextrapolatedforpharmaciesacrosstheUSA,itwouldleadto65,000fewerdeathsayear.Ifeverypharmacywouldfollowsuit,thatwouldbebest.Butthissendsaclearmessagethatpharmaciesshouldnotbesellingtobacco.第7頁(yè)AstudypublishedbyCVSHealthclaimsthemovereducedcigarettesalesby1%in13states.Thestudyalsoshoweda4%

increaseinnicotinepatchpurchasesinthe13statesintheperiodimmediatelyfollowingtheendoftobaccosales,whichthecompanysaystherealsowas"apositiveeffectonattemptstoquitsmoking.CVSanditsfoundationalsoannouncedthatitisfundinganew

school-basedtobacco-preventioncurriculumthroughthetextbookcompany

Scholastic.Ayearlater,cvssaysstoppingtobaccosalesmakeabigdifference.第8頁(yè)LookingaheadExitingthecigarettesbusinesscameataprice,butagoodargumentcanbemadethatthelosttobaccobusiness,whichislowmargin,willprovetobeashort-termspeedbumpandthatovertime,long-termgainsinotherpartsofitsbusinesswillmorethanmakeupfor