CVS.com makes online photo processing simple and convenient, connecting

online service to CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide

    WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers who use online photo
 services to order their pictures no longer have to wait for prints to
 arrive in the mail -- thanks to the new CVS Photo Center
 (http://www.cvsphotocenter.com or via http://www.cvs.com). CVS/pharmacy,
 the retail leader in digital photo and image processing, today announced
 its new online photo center for image sharing, storage, gifts and
 internet-to-retail picture processing. Unlike most other online photo
 sites, http://www.cvsphotocenter.com makes it possible for customers to
 upload photos, order prints and drive to a local CVS/pharmacy store to pick
 them up -- in many instances in as little as one hour.
     CVS/pharmacy has the largest distributed printing network of any
 retailer in North America, giving consumers many options for fast,
 convenient and high-quality image processing. Internet processing with the
 one-hour in-store pick-up option will now be available at more than 4,600
 CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide, with plans to offer this service in
 additional stores by year-end. Industry analyst firms predict that
 consumers will increasingly use internet to retail services, benefiting
 from the flexibility of online services and the speed of one-hour-photo
 processing. CVS Photo Center combines the best of both and is a name
 consumers align with quality and affordability. Internet-to-retail
 processing reflects the growing clicks-to-bricks mentality of using the
 Internet for more than just shopping, shipping and waiting. In
 Internet-to-retail processing, consumers upload pictures to the CVS online
 photo center then go to local stores to pick up their pictures, days faster
 than a Web-only service can deliver.
     CVS Photo Center offers the clear advantage of one-hour processing and
 pick-up and also features many other imaging options CVS Photo Center
 (http://www.cvsphotocenter.com) features and benefits include:
     * Free online storage and sharing options, including online photo albums
     * Simple editing techniques and color correction options
     * Images can be uploaded from any internet-connected computer
     * Personalized photo gifts
     * Quality prints using Kodak paper
     * Affordable and competitive prices
     * ExtraCare points earned with every photo purchase
     "CVS/pharmacy is a clear leader in photo processing because of quality
 and convenience, and most importantly, choice," said Grant Pill, Director
 of Photography and Imaging, CVS/pharmacy. "We believe customers should have
 the choice and tools they need to print pictures in a way that makes their
 lives easier. CVS Photo Center gives consumers every option for storage,
 sharing, gifts and delivery or in-store pick-up, while guaranteeing CVS
 quality and friendly service."
     About CVS
     CVS is America's largest retail pharmacy, operating more than 6,100
 retail and specialty pharmacy stores in 44 states and the District of
 Columbia. With more than 40 years of dynamic growth in the retail pharmacy
 industry, CVS is committed to being the easiest pharmacy retailer for
 customers to use. CVS has created innovative approaches to serve the
 healthcare needs of all customers through its CVS/pharmacy stores; its
 online pharmacy, CVS.com; and its pharmacy benefit management, mail order
 and specialty pharmacy subsidiary, PharmaCare. General information about
 CVS is available through the Investor Relations portion of the Company's
 website, at http://investor.cvs.com, as well as through the pressroom
 portion of the Company's website, at http://www.cvs.com/pressroom.
     Investor Contact:         Media Contact:
     Nancy Christal            Erin Pensa
     Investor Relations        Corporate Communications
     (914) 722-4704            (401) 770-4786
 
 

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