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Amazon Could Probably Conquer Drugstores, Too
If CVS isn’t careful, it could become the next Borders. (Remember Borders?)
Soon to be obsolete?
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Can Amazon do to the pharmacy business what it’s done to … well, everything else?
Rumor has it they’re thinking about doing just that. They’ve reportedly created a new general manager position to look into such an expansion. In May, when those rumors started floating, Bloomberg’s own Max Nisen explained why they might find the business attractive: