1. Channel: Drug

FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Unhealthy Ambitions

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The Los Angeles Times recently has a column about how Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid tried to take over healthcare – and failed.  I think the piece got it partly right – healthcare is in fact a tough nut to crack.  But I also believe that the Times missed one critical factor – that CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid all have largely devolved into crappy retail experiences that give them no credibility in their larger ambitions.

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