By its own admission, the ban initially hurt CVS 2015 nonpharmacy sales to the tune of $2 billion, a fraction of its estimated $150 billion in revenue that year, but still a hit
He chastised the company, saying Walgreens shouldnt be selling tobacco products, period. A top competitor, CVS, banned all tobacco sales in 2014, saying the sales conflicted with our purpose of helping people on their path to better health. Walgreens should recognize that there is a fundamental conflict between their mission as a health care provider and the sale of tobacco products, which are the number one cause of preventable death, Myers said in a statement
At last months shareholders meeting, Walgreens reiterated its stance that its tobacco sales are a business decision designed to address customer choice and stressed it also offers smoking cessation products and programs
Former Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb said in March that inspectors had found more than 1,800 instances since 2010 in which one of the company's stores violated the law
"We also continue to focus efforts on promoting cessation products and