CVS, Feeling Healthy, Heads to Puerto Rico
CVS, on the back of a recent strong earnings report, announces plans to open nine stores in Puerto Rico this year.
NEW YORK (
) --
CVS Caremark
(CVS) - Get Report
is taking its winning show on the road, announcing Thursday that it is expanding into Puerto Rico by opening nine stores there this year.
The new stores will create about 400 jobs at the company.
Earlier this week, CVS reported fourth-quarter sales that topped that of rivals
Rite Aid
(RAD) - Get Report
and
Walgreen
(WAG)
, and issued a
2010 outlook that could best Wall Street's forecast
.
-- Written by Jeanine Poggi in New York
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