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Article: CVS Corporation
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- International Directory of Company Histories
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CVS Corporation
One CVS Drive
Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895
U.S.A.
Telephone: (401) 765-1500
Fax: (401) 766-2917
Web site:
http://www.cvs.com
Public Company
Incorporated:
1922 as Melville Shoe Corporation
Employees:
99,000
Sales:
$20.09 billion (2000)
Stock Exchanges:
New York
Ticker Symbol:
CVS
NAIC:
446110 Pharmacies and Drug Stores; 454110 Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
Although it trails arch-rival Walgreen Co. in terms of overall revenues, CVS Corporation is the largest drugstore chain in the United States in terms of number of stores and number of prescriptions filled. CVS operates more than 4,100 stores in 27 states in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and ...