CVS closing 900 stores across US over three years

CVS Pharmacy announced it will be closing 900 of its retail stores over the next three years. We're taking a look at why these stores may be shutting down.

[pindowskivich]

Maybe if CVS staffed their stores properly, there would be no need to close for lunch. I worked 22 years as a manager for CVS and their favorite thing to do was cut hours. To the point of nearly no one staffing the store at any given time, including the pharmacy (even though it was their cash cow). Upper management cared not one bit if anyone got a break, let alone something to eat. One thing they were sure to do though was criticize. Glad I no longer work for them.

[XXallycatXX]

CVS has always been trash. I've always preferred Walgreens.

[madalaine]

Good riddance is right....ignorant, rude cashiers and pharmacists....in San Diego, especially.

[billywilliams]

I stopped going CVS years ago because they suck.

[cobra]

"under performance" is the new word for "theft and shoplifting"

[carolsmith]

Good riddance. Can never find what I'm looking for and rude employees.

[marioesquivel]

This is pretty messed up because us adults who has Medicaid and Medicare and we have to get our prescriptions in our doctors send them straight to CVS and we cannot get our prescriptions what is going to happen now I fell 25 feet onto concrete 2 years ago and my head hit the Holman the piece of iron they caught it a goose egg it was on the sidewalk when I feel that is very sad what our people are doing why are people stealing and are adults even kids need their prescription what are we supposed to do the governor needs to step up and help us out🙏🙏❤❤😭😭

[lofficer]

Guess getting rid of cigarettes went over well

[bayoustateoutdoors]

Their buildings are dirty, grass is never cut

[average-joe]

In Texas same thing rude entitled cashiers

[luisrichardo]

It’s sad to see how cvs goes out of its way not to blame thefts on closing stores. Gee I wonder why? ✊🏿

[zerocoolist]

Sad! lot's of people don't have a lot of choice were to get there prescriptions filled especially near them now it will be even harder for people to get there much needed meds.

[GEAUXFRUGAL]

Humana mails prescription to me and I pay zero. Can't beat it.

[israeldna]

APTTMH .. I boycotted this company after I had a problem with the store on Westheimer and hilcroft . It closed down years ago . And now this .

[dimitriberozny]

Their cooperate headquarters is 3 minutes from my residence!! If they tanked, all of Rhode Island would be SCREWED!! They happen to be our biggest employer also!!

[jackson]

Good! I've recently had bad experience after bad experience at CVS. It'll prevent me from ever going back. I guess Walgreen's will get all my business since CVS couldn't care less.

[monikasturm]

They stopped selling cigarettes after they bought out Eckerd's. Regardless of your view on smoking as a former employee cig sells competed with the pharmacy sells

[annaroberts]

Pharmacies are a dying breed anyway. They are over priced with their non-pharmacy items and stores like Target, Fred Meyer, Walmart and Costco have much cheaper prices and are much more convenient.

[lisachristine]

My town has 4 different CVS store locations. We can afford to lose some stores here . 🤷🏼‍♀️

[BleachBlonde-java]

I can tell exactly what area the stores are south side