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     • Stanley Goldstein, a kid from Woonsocket who grew up humbly and founded a tiny company called Consumer Value Stores that grew into the gigantic CVS Health corporation, sadly left us Tuesday afternoon at his Providence home at age 89 after being diagnosed with cancer a month ago.
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   Why did John Goldstein leave CVS?

   • The main idea of success in business, Goldstein thought, was to be aware at all times what consumers wanted and to give them value in the process. By the time he retired from the board of CVS in 2006, it was the largest drugstore chain in the U.S. with more than 4,000 outlets.

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   Why did Stanley Goldstein start CVS?

   • When Stanley Goldstein started a new business with his brother, Sidney, and a friend, Ralph Hoagland, he picked a name that he thought said it all, “Consumer Value Stores”—CVS. The main idea of success in business, Goldstein thought, was to be aware at all times what consumers wanted and to give them value in the process.

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   When did CVS transform into a drug store?

   • In 1969, CVS, which was previously a drug store chain, was acquired by Melville Corporation and soon became the conglomerate’s dominant retail establishment.

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   When did CVS go out of business?

   • 1969: CVS is sold to Melville Corporation. 1972: CVS nearly doubles in size with the acquisition of 84 Clinton Drug and Discount stores. 1981: Ground is broken for the CVS Store Support Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 1988: CVS celebrates 25 years, finishing the year with 750 stores and sales of nearly $1.6 billion.

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   How many Goldstein stores did he own?

   • Mr. Goldstein was frequently described as informal and no-nonsense — much like the airy, brightly lit outlets that he, a brother and a third founder opened in 1963 to sell cut-price toothpaste, aftershave, Band-Aids and other personal care products. When he retired as chief executive in 1998, the company had more than 4,000 stores.

   Stanley Goldstein, Who Helped Make CVS a Pharmacy Giant, Dies at 89

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   Did a CVS store ever change Stanley's down-to-earth nature?

   • When he and his brother Sid created CVS in 1963, drugstores basically didn’t exist. Most health and beauty items were sold in grocery aisles. Stanley helped change that. But speaking about him Tuesday, his wife, Merle, and sons Larry and Gene told me that never changed Stanley’s down-to-earth nature.

   CVS founder Stanley Goldstein remembered for not being afraid of risk

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   In 1963, Goldstein co-founded CVS Health along with his brother Sidney and business partner Ralph P. Hoagland III. [5] Goldstein was chairman [6] and chief executive officer of Melville [7][8] during the 1980s and 1990s.

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   May 27, 2024 · Stanley P. Goldstein, who in the early 1960s helped start a retail chain named Consumer Value Stores, which, after shortening its name to CVS — because, he said, fewer letters meant cheaper...

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   Jun 1, 2024 · The customer focus and attention to detail of CVS co-founder Stanley Goldstein, who has died aged 89, are among the reasons why. What began with a pair of Consumer Value Stores in...

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   By the time he retired from the board of CVS in 2006, it was the largest drugstore chain in the U.S. with more than 4,000 outlets. In 1963, though, the Goldstein brothers didn’t feel successful. Their health and beauty products distribution firm was barely breaking even.

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   May 22, 2024 · Stanley Goldstein, a kid from Woonsocket who grew up humbly and founded a tiny company called Consumer Value Stores that grew into the gigantic CVS Health corporation, sadly left us Tuesday...

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   In 1969, Goldstein’s drug store chain, CVS, was acquired by Melville Corporation and soon became the conglomerate’s dominant retail establishment.

9. www.cvshealth.com › about › our-strategyOur history - CVS Health

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   Historical highlights. 1963: The first Consumer Value Store selling health and beauty products is founded in Lowell, Massachusetts. A year later, the name is changed to CVS. 1967: Pharmacies within CVS stores are introduced in Cranston, Rhode Island. 1969: CVS is sold to Melville Corporation.