CVS is the largest retail pharmacy chain in the country, and has thousands of stores in communities across the nation. But the company’s slogan, "For all the ways you care," doesn’t tell the truth about the company.

CVS's practices are anything but caring. Recent studies have uncovered corporate practices that should make consumers and communities think twice about the retailer. For example:

·      CVS locates fewer stores per person in low-income communities and communities of color, and stores in these areas are far less likely to have conveniences like MinuteClinics or 24-hour access.    

·      CVS is more likely to keep condoms under lock and key in areas with greater concentrations of people of color.

·      CVS has been caught selling expired products in several states, and the Attorney General of New York has brought suit against CVS for this offense.

·      CVS is the single most penalized food retailer for overcharging customers in Massachusetts, and has been caught overcharging customers in other cities across the country.

These practices are unfair to consumers and could put our communities at risk. CVS’ lack of action on all of these issues –  including those that may threaten the health of customers – reveal a set of troubling priorities at the nation’s largest retail chain. In failing to take action, CVS is putting profits over patient health and consumer safety.

Cure CVS, a coalition of community groups, consumer advocates, and labor activists are coming  together to demand change from CVS. Visit our website to sign our petition for reform:

http://changetowinaction.org/campaign/sign_the_principles

Cure CVS is working to change the CVS’s unfair practices, but we need your help. Visit CureCVSNow.org by clicking the link above. There, you can read more about the problems with CVS, sign our petition and join our mailing list to stay informed.

Sincerely,

UFCW and Cure CVS