CVS BUYS ECKERD FOR 2.38 BILLION
CVS will pay $2.15 billion for 1,260 stores in southern U.S. states and Eckerd's pharmacy benefits management program, the companies said. Jean Coutu will pay $2.38 billion for 1,539 stores in 13 states in the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic and Eckerd's office in Clearwater, Florida..(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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