CVS Will Offer Next-Day Delivery of Prescription Drugs<br />Amazon’s possible expansion into prescription drugs has set the pharmacy industry on edge in recent months, igniting fears<br />that the online behemoth will upend the existing business in much the same way that it has disrupted other consumer markets, from books to household supplies to groceries.<br />CVS Health said on Monday that it would begin offering next-day delivery of prescription drugs<br />and same-day service in some big cities next year, reflecting the company’s worries about potential competition from Amazon.<br />CVS Health also said its retail sales declined in the third quarter of this year, a dip<br />that the company said occurred because of the three major hurricanes that forced many stores to close.
