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CVS Closes 4 Florida Stores, Other Underperforming Locations
A total of 46 locations are closing or have already closed across the country. Among them are four in Florida.
FLORIDA — CVS Health has closed 46 "underperforming" stores nationwide, including four Florida locations. The closures took place over the past two months.
According to USA Today, the closures represent fewer than 1 percent of the approximate 9,600 CVS Pharmacy locations in the United States.
The company planned to reduce floor space dedicated to retail products and instead focus more on providing health care services, CVS CEO Larry Merlo told the newspaper last year.
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These Florida CVS locations closed:
- Daytona Beach: 1350 Beville Road; this location reportedly closed April 1.
- North Fort Myers: 13991 North Cleveland Avenue; this location is no longer operational, according to a recording directing customers to CVS at 15050 North Cleveland Avenue, which is about 2 miles away.
- Ocala: 1607 South Pine Avenue; this location closed April 1, the Ocala Star Banner reported.
- Palm Beach Gardens: 3168 Northlake Boulevard; this store closed April 1, according to the Palm Beach Post.
See the full list of CVS stores closing nationwide from USA Today.
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— By Patch editors Shannon Antinori, William Bornhoft and Elizabeth Janney
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