Join CADCA in Urging Major Chain Drug Stores to Stop Selling Tobacco

Last week, CVS announced that they would stop selling tobacco products in their stores by Oct. 1st. Now, CADCA is asking coalitions to join us in asking other major drug store chains to follow CVS’ lead. 

CADCA has developed a template letter that coalitions can use to write to major drug store chains like Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid and Kroger requesting that they, too, stop selling tobacco products. All of these stores operate pharmacies so selling tobacco products contradicts their efforts to help customers achieve good health. We encourage you to write these companies, as well as the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Here is their contact information:

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
Steven C. Anderson, President and CEO
1776 Wilson Blvd.,
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22209
contactus@nacds.org

Walgreens
Gregory D. Wasson, President and CEO 
Walgreen Co.
200 Wilmot Road
Deerfield, IL 60015

Wal-Mart
Doug McMillon, President and CEO 
702 SW 8th Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-8611

Rite Aid
John T. Standley, Chairman and CEO
30 Hunter Lane
Camp Hill, PA 17011

Kroger
Michael L. Ellis, President and COO
1014 Vine Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-1100 

We also encourage you to sign a petition started by the American Public Health Association (APHA) asking retailers that operate pharmacies to stop selling tobacco products: http://action.apha.org/site/PageServer?pagename=tobacco_petition.  

CADCA issued a statement thanking CVS for taking this bold move, which will go a long way toward creating a tobacco-free generation and will potentially save lives. Join us in thanking CVS by using this template thank you letter so that CVS knows that the coalition field supports this important move.