{"id":919,"date":"2015-06-24T08:41:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T15:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=919"},"modified":"2015-06-24T08:41:14","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T15:41:14","slug":"5-unhealthy-things-cvs-health-sells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"5 unhealthy things CVS Health sells"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This article from Marketwatch<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0suggests that CVS should stop selling other unhealthy items besides just cigarettes. \u00a0 CVS employees will tell you that when they first stopped selling tobacco, there were many customers who suggested they also stop selling some of the 5 items below. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Great suggestion, but it just ain’t gonna happen, folks. \u00a0They took a huge hit in sales by losing tobacco sales, but if you take away the 5 categories below you’d have virtually nothing except Health and Beauty aids and those products can be found cheaper virtually everywhere else. \u00a0Besides, how could I get through Easter without putting out Peeps and Christmas without Hershey’s Kisses would be\u00a0sacrilege<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0CVS has a\u00a0new corporate name \u2013 CVS Health \u2013 and stopped selling cigarettes, as part of its larger mission to make customers healthier. But if drugstores were to only sell healthy products, advocates say, they\u2019d need to completely overhaul their inventories.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The CVS \u00a0name change reflects our broader health care commitment and our expertise in driving the innovations needed to shape the future of health,\u201d the company announced in a statement on its website; the cigarette ban, the company says, is designed to \u201cmake a difference in the health of Americans.\u201d Neither Walgreens nor Rite Aid plan to follow suit\u00a0\u00a0but IBISWorld analyst Andy Brennan says that the move by CVS will put pressure on other drugstores and retailers to \u201cevaluate what the selling of cigarettes says about their brand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The sale of cigarettes at drugstores is not as incongruous as it might seem \u2014 as far back as the 16th century, tobacco was thought to have medicinal benefits and was considered a kind of herbal remedy.<\/span><\/p>\n

This particular tobacco ban is part of a larger trend: drugstores\u2019<\/span> overall \u201cevolution toward becoming more like health-care providers,\u201d says Brennan. Indeed, drugstores across the nation are now doing things like offering on-site medical clinics: Rite Aid rolled out clinics where you could virtually chat with a doctor last year and CVS offers its in-store MinuteClinics staffed by nurse practitioners and physicians\u2019 assistants. And this trend toward offering more options focused on promoting better health could continue at drugstores across the nation, says Brennan.<\/span><\/p>\n

While consumer advocates note that CVS\u2019s move toward banning tobacco products \u2014 at an estimated cost of about $2 billion in revenue each year \u2014 to promote \u201cbetter health\u201d is a laudable one, they note that to be truly \u201chealthy,\u201d drugstores (not just CVS) should do more to clean up their shelves \u2014 in particular in the food and beverage aisle. Indeed, some of the items that these drugstores still sell may lead to conditions that the drugstores have medications to treat, like heart disease, obesity and diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are five things drugstores might want to consider banning if they want to offer healthier options to consumers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sweetened Sodas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Drugstore chains across the nation now sell far more than just drugs \u2014 and grocery items, including soda, are big sellers for these chains, experts say. Unfortunately, these drinks can lead to obesity and weight gain if they aren\u2019t consumed in moderation, numerous studies show. Most Americans do not consume soda in moderation, with 48% saying that they drink at least one glass a day, according to a Gallup poll, even though the American Heart Association recommends that people consume no more than three 12-ounce cans of carbonated cola per week. Many drugstores sell cases of soda and two-liter bottles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chips<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While some chips are high in fiber and other nutrients, many are simply \u201cempty calories,\u201d says Sally Greenberg, the executive director of the National Consumers League. Plus, she adds, they\u2019re very easy to overeat. Instead, grocery stores might want to consider adding more fresh fruits and vegetables and fewer things like potato chips to their shelves to become healthier, says consumer attorney Edgar Dworsky, the founder of ConsumerWorld.org.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Alcohol<\/strong><\/p>\n

While alcohol in moderation has been found to have some beneficial effects, overconsumption can cause serious health problems. Indeed, alcohol has been linked to heart and liver disease, gout, depression and more, studies show. To be sure, not all drugstores sell alcohol. Back in 2010, Walgreen\u2019s reversed its 15-year ban on alcohol sales, and both CVS and Rite Aid sell wine and beer in some stores.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Candy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

During Halloween, the drugstore shelves are often lined with candy \u2014 and it\u2019s not just during the holidays that consumers can get their hands on sugar-filled treats. \u201cDrugstores put candy right at the register so it\u2019s really easy to impulse buy,\u201d says Dworsky. While not all candy is bad for you, of course, many items are simply empty calories and have added sugar.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cookies and cakes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Like with much of the candy sold at the drugstore, the cookies and cakes that line some aisles often have loads of sugar and little nutritional value, experts say. Indeed, even seemingly healthy items like oatmeal bars or cookies may be loaded with sugar.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  This article from Marketwatch\u00a0 \u00a0suggests that CVS should stop selling other unhealthy items besides just cigarettes. \u00a0 CVS employees will tell you that when they first stopped selling tobacco, there were many customers who suggested they also stop selling some of the 5 items below. \u00a0 Great suggestion, but it just ain’t gonna happen, Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail-companies","category-retail-trends"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":998,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions\/998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}