Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2021
Hannah Mitchell

Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos gave a glimpse Aug. 26 into what the discount store chain’s healthcare strategy is for its 17,000 U.S. stores.

Eight things to know:

  1. In an Aug. 26 earnings call, Mr. Vasos said the company’s healthcare push would “be a journey over many years,” according to an Aug. 26 Insider report.
  2. Mr. Vasos said the chain would focus on offering services that rural customers don’t have access to, such as eye care, telemedicine or prescription drug delivery, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 26. Customers could order prescriptions and pick them up in the store.
  3. Dollar General is not planning to open pharmacies, Mr. Vasos said.
  4. “I don’t want to get in front of our...

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Topics: Patient / Consumer, Provider, Retail care, Retailer
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