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CVS Pharmacy Announces 2022 Supplier Diversity & Minority Owned Summit

CVS Pharmacy today announced its second annual Supplier Diversity & Minority Owned Summit, hosted from April 5 – 8, in partnership with ECRM and RangeMe. This

Published: Feb 10, 2022 9:06 AM

By Jeanel Alvarado

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CVS Pharmacy Announces 2022 Supplier Diversity & Minority Owned Summit

CVS Pharmacy today announced its second annual Supplier Diversity & Minority Owned Summit, hosted from April 5 – 8, in partnership with ECRM and RangeMe. This summit is part of CVS Pharmacy’s ongoing efforts to bring a broader assortment of products from diverse suppliers and brands to customers and work with those suppliers and brands to ensure mutual success through customized support and resources.

CVS Pharmacy currently carries more than 100 diverse-owned brands across front store categories and is committed to increasing that selection with enhanced merchandising protocols for diverse suppliers.

Within beauty and personal care, for example, CVS Pharmacy has made significant strides in amplifying its commitment to build out diverse-owned assortments. It has recently added several new Black-owned brands and nearly 200 items from new and existing Black-owned brands, with many more launching across the category in 2022.

“We’re at our best when our priorities and actions reflect the needs of the communities we serve,” said Andrea Harrison, VP of Merchandising, Beauty & Personal Care at CVS Health.

“We’ll continue to feature the brands and trends that speak to the diversity of our customers while simultaneously offering the value, innovation and trust they expect from the products across our aisles.” The 2022 summit will focus on products across beauty, grocery, personal care, health, wellness, household and general merchandise…

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