CVS-- No Cigs

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Originally Posted by hi_im_god

Kev-

I know that for some there is no safe dose of alcohol. For most people though, it can be used in moderation with no health consequence.

The difference is that there is no population anywhere that carries no risk using moderate amounts of tobacco. That's a distinction. if you want to ask why a line was drawn between tobacco and the other products, that's it.

60% of cigarettes sold in America are sold at gas stations so it's not as if this will impact anyone's habits. They'll walk across the street. I'm not commenting on the morality of the decision but I admire the Machevellian genius of doing something they were probably going to be forced to do in the long run regardless. The other pharmacy chains are going to do the same eventually but they won't get the halo effect this has gotten CVS for being first.

I completely understand where you're coming from and truth be told I was playing more devil's advocate to your first post. Obviously I failed to do any research on their balance sheet as I didn't know 2 billion was only 3% of their total revenue. Only time will tell if this initiative will pay bigger dividends for them long term.