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CVS is everyone's favorite pharmacy, but there's more to it than meets the eye. Read on to find out 8 facts you didn't know about CVS--including what the acronym stands for![Photo: Flickr]
It's shockingly popular.
One in three Americans has a CVS rewards card.
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It's all about value.
"CVS" stands for Consumer Value Store--and it's current CEO has said that CVS also stands for Convenience, Value, and Service.
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It's all over the country.
CVS Pharmacy has more than 9,600 locations across 49 states, plus stores in Brazil and Puerto Rico!
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It's close by.
Seventy-six percent of people in the U.S. live within a five mile radius of a CVS Pharmacy.
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It's very health conscious.
CVS was the first big drugstore to go smoke-free; it ended all sales of tobacco in September 2014.
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It's gone digital.
CVS has an app called MyWeeklyDeals that gives personalized coupons when you enter the number of your extraCare card.
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It does big passport business.
CVS prints more than 4 million passport photos every year.
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The pharmacy does a brisk business.
CVS manages and fills nearly 2 billion prescriptions every year.
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