CVS/pharmacy (commonly called CVS) is the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, with approximately 6,900 stores across 45 states and in Puerto Rico.
As the retail pharmacy division of CVS Caremark, it sells prescription drugs and a wide assortment of general merchandise, including over-the counter drugs, beauty products and cosmetics, film and photo finishing services, seasonal merchandise, greeting cards and convenience foods through their CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs retail stores and online through CVS.com. They also provide healthcare services through its MinuteClinic healthcare clinics as well as their Diabetes Care Centers. Most of these clinics are located within CVS stores.
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CVS/pharmacy used to be a subsidiary of Melville Corporation, where initially, its full name was "Consumer Value Stores". Melville later changed its name to CVS Corporation in 1996.
CEO Tom Ryan has said he now considers 'CVS' to stand for "Customer, Value, and Service".
During the company's days as a regional chain in the Northeastern U.S., many of CVS's stores did not include pharmacies. These stores were simply called "CVS", while the ones with pharmacies were called "CVS/pharmacy." Additionally, in some jurisdictions, pharmacies are required to label themselves as such. Today, the company no longer builds new stores without pharmacies, and is gradually phasing out the old convenience store-type shops that remain in New England, New York, Washington, D.C., and shopping malls.
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