walgreens on tobacco road Preps for Chain-Wide 21 Policy Small format Walgreens in Mt.

Since CVS began rivaling Walgreens in terms of store count in the 2000s, the two have become synonymous with the drug-store format, typically running competing locations mere blocks from each other in most metropolitan markets

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Pick up a $14 pack of smokes and then throw in a six-pack of beer, food, gum or maybe a package of Tic Tac mints to sweeten up sour smokers breath

Meanwhile, longtime critics of Walgreens tobacco stance say the risk of such sales continue to outweigh any benefits

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But if Walgreens is determined to be a dominant global health care retailer, then its business model has to be strong enough to get beyond the uncomfortable withdrawal symptom brought on by losing tobacco-related sales