CVS Decides to End Tobacco Sales

CVS has announced that it has stopped selling tobacco products. The leading US drug chain by sales also said that it was changing its name to reflect a greater focus on health. CVS -- which operates some 7,700 pharmacies -- ended the sale of cigarettes, pipe tobacco and other products a month earlier than expected, cutting out a profit stream its competitors like Walgreens will continue to enjoy. "The sale of tobacco in a retail pharmacy conflicts with ...