It appears CVS is finally crossing the river and opening a location in StL County. I have not heard of any other locations, but I am sure there coming.



Per Deb Peterson's Friday column:



KITCHEN CLOSED: For the first time in more than 40 years there will not be an Agostino's restaurant open in the area after May 1. John Gabriele, whose father, Agostino Gabriele, founded the first Agostino's on the Hill in 1967, said Thursday that the family has sold its last remaining restaurant, GP Agostino's at 15846 Manchester Road in Ellisville. John and his brother Paul operate the restaurant with help from their mother, Rosa Gabriele, 79. Agostino died in 1999. John Gabriele said the family is looking in the west St. Louis County area to open another restaurant and expect to have one up and running by June. He said Otis & Clark Properties bought their current location with the intention of opening a CVS pharmacy. John said they will close the restaurant there on May 1. Diners can expect a more contemporary feel in the new place, he added.

^I don't think Ellisville would help them with that.



There actually is already a CVS Pharmacy, albeit just a pharmacy. It's in the CWE.

dweebe wrote:Maybe they can beat Walgreens in coming to downtown?

It would be a great way for them to build their customer base here.

MattnSTL wrote:^I don't think Ellisville would help them with that.



There actually is already a CVS Pharmacy, albeit just a pharmacy. It's in the CWE.

CVS does not acknowledge it on its website.

Maybe they can beat Walgreens in coming to downtown?

But CVS only places new stores next to existing Walgreen's stores, so I guess they'll have to wait.

The pharmacy in the CWE is a Caremark Specialty Pharmacy not a full pharmacy. It's located in the old Tomatillo location on Euclid.

In the Baltimore/Washington area, there are several completely urban CVS pharmacies (in a ground floor walk-up retail space with no parking lot and no drive through). Since they have an urban store design in their corporate portfolio, I would expect they would be first to move into downtown St. Louis. I have never seen a completely urban Walgreens store.

There are urban Walgreen's stores as well, but I agree that CVS seems to be a bit more proactive in that regard. On that note, I think the Syndicate, on the same block as the new Schnuck's, would be a pretty good place for their first city retail operation.

Theres a completely urban CVS in downtown Kansas City.

In our building today (downtown), there are posters all over talking about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Minute Clinic. They say nothing about a location, i.e. if they are going to open downtown. But they do say they are "coming" and that we can "get prescriptions filled while you work" and how the clinic is walk-in, no appointment necessary. I wonder if it's specifically targeted to our location, or if it's a general thing. Our prescription provider is Caremark so it seems like it could go either way.

bprop wrote:In our building today (downtown), there are posters all over talking about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Minute Clinic. They say nothing about a location, i.e. if they are going to open downtown. But they do say they are "coming" and that we can "get prescriptions filled while you work" and how the clinic is walk-in, no appointment necessary. I wonder if it's specifically targeted to our location, or if it's a general thing. Our prescription provider is Caremark so it seems like it could go either way.

Which building is this?

This is complete speculation I have no insider information:



On the first floor of the Laclede Gas Building some one is doing a major buildout of the space formerly occupied by a printing company. Whoever is going into the space will have great visibilty located near a major metrolink station at 8th and Pine and also have good visbilty on Pine Street.



In my opion this would make a idea spot to place a national retailer.



Hey if we get a Schnucks , ACE's Hardware , Left-Bank , and a CVS there would be know reason to ever leave downtwon expect of course to go to another city. Downtown residents are already refering to the hood as the bubble having a CVS in the hood would further reinforce this P.O.V .

I'm intrigued...

SShoe wrote:

bprop wrote:In our building today (downtown), there are posters all over talking about CVS Pharmacy and CVS Minute Clinic. They say nothing about a location, i.e. if they are going to open downtown. But they do say they are "coming" and that we can "get prescriptions filled while you work" and how the clinic is walk-in, no appointment necessary. I wonder if it's specifically targeted to our location, or if it's a general thing. Our prescription provider is Caremark so it seems like it could go either way.

Which building is this?

AT&T buildings

^I take it you don't read the St. Louis Business Journal. I think there was also a blurb in St. Louis mag. (Saggar is the doctor investing in it, so he has some inside info )

The miniCVS / Minute Clinic is in the first floor retail, inside the large AT&T building.



Shelves are stocked. It's pretty small, looks like it's only over the counter meds, prescriptions/pharmacy and the clinic.

JakeKTU wrote:The miniCVS / Minute Clinic is in the first floor retail, inside the large AT&T building.



Shelves are stocked. It's pretty small, looks like it's only over the counter meds, prescriptions/pharmacy and the clinic.

Ha..shows how closely I pay attention



It looks really nice. Glad to see they carry the CVS equivalents of the OTC medicines, too.

Matt Drops The H wrote:RUMOR:



CVS is looking to occupy the site of the shuttered gas station near Gravois and Hampton (cattycorner to the bus terminal and across the street from Schnucks). They want to take three or so homes in the process.



And yes, this is within the shadow of the Walgreens.

There is now a "coming soon" CVS pharmacy sign in the parking lot. Will we have our first urban pharmacy in St. Louis, or will it be the typical drive thru Walgreens styled ugliness? I'd like to see it built to the sidewalk.

It will be constructed like all the CVS stores - like the ones CVS is building throughout the Missouri side of the metro now. I know the SOCO and Ellisville locations are putting up walls already and look just like Walgreens and every other CVS store nationwide.