CVS Pharmacy has introduced automated retail vending machines stocked with over-the-counter health products in select locations across the northeast.
“We are always looking for new ways to combine convenience and innovation to help better serve our customers,” said Judy Sansone, svp/front store business and chief merchant at CVS Pharmacy. “Our new CVS Pharmacy vending machine program allows us to extend that convenience beyond our brick-and-mortar locations to offer customers on-the-go essentials in the locations where they often need them most, like airports, hotels and other transportation hubs.”
Each vending machine will be customized with offerings to fit each location with more than 70 products to choose from, including many from exclusive CVS Pharmacy store brand lines. Products available in the vending machines include personal care products and oral health care products, among others.
The first 25 CVS Pharmacy vending machines will be unveiled throughout New England and New York between now and the end of October in targeted areas including locations such as LaGuardia airport in New York City and South Station bus terminal in Boston. The retailer said it is also considering an additional 50-plus locations throughout the country including college campuses, corporate offices, hotels and other transportation hubs to host vending machines in the future.
