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CVS Expanding In-Store Counseling Pilot Program CVS Expanding In-Store Counseling Pilot Program
CVS Expanding In-Store Counseling Pilot Program CVS is expanding a program to offer counseling sessions from mental-health providers in its stores. The Wall Street Journal reported that the company began piloting the program earlier this year at 13 locations. CVS is now set to expand the program to 34 locations after seeing a high return rate among customers who had a consultation, the news outlet said. CVS said the counseling sessions take place in a private room in the store. WSJ reported that a 30-minute counseling session costs $69. It costs $129 for a mental-health assessment. The news outlet reported that some Walmart Health loc…

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Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says
Amazon Plans To Open Department Stores, But Not For Reason You Think, Report Says After crushing brick-and-mortar retailers across the country, Amazon is now reportedly taking its shot at the department store game. The online retail giant, which currently manages a handful of small Amazon-branded stores, is looking to expand its offline shopping options is thinking bigger, with department store plans reportedly in the works. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is looking to open locations smaller than traditional department stores, following the playbook set forth by Aldi and Trader Joe’s, with a heavy emphasis on private-label goods from Amazon. If the plan co…

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