CVS Announces Plans to Enter Three New Markets: Dallas, TX, Houston, TX and Fort Worth, TX.Business Editors WOONSOCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CVS) announced today that it will enter three new Texas markets: Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth. Dallas is the 13th largest drugstore market in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , based on total drugstore sales. Houston is 15th and Fort Worth ranks 34th. "I am pleased to announce our entry into three major Texas markets," said Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan (born August 3 1986), who plays under the pseudonym Ogre 2, is a professional gamer from Pickerington, Ohio, USA. , Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CVS/pharmacy. "We look forward to serving customers in these high-growth markets and expect to open our first Texas stores in the fourth quarter of 2001." "We also continue to open stores in previously announced new markets throughout the State of Florida and in Chicago, Illinois, where our new stores are performing well above expectations," continued Ryan. "In addition, we expect to open our first Las Vegas stores in late 2001 and our first Phoenix stores in early to mid 2002." CVS is America's number 1 pharmacy, dispensing more retail prescriptions in more states than any other pharmacy in the U.S. CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the healthcare needs of all our customers through more than 4,100 CVS/pharmacy stores; CVS ProCare, its specialty pharmacy business; CVS.com, its online pharmacy; and PharmaCare, its pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. company. General information about CVS is available through the Company's website, at http://www.CVS.com. |
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