B-Roll Footage Available Via Satellite for CVS Corporation's Acquisition Announcement

B-Roll Footage Available Via Satellite for CVS Corporation's
Acquisition Announcement 


WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CVS Corporation  has made
available b-roll video footage to accompany today's announcement of the
company's acquisition of approximately 1,260 Eckerd stores located in the
following states:  Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arizona,
Missouri, Kansas and Alabama.

The b-roll contains interior and exterior video footage of CVS stores and can be
accessed today from 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST via satellite using the following
information:

   DATE:                    4/5/04
   TIME:                    1400 - 1600 EST
   BAND:                    Ku
   SATELLITE:               AMC-9
   TRANSPONDER:             3
   ORBITAL SLOT:            85 degrees
   DOWNLINK FREQ.:          11760
   POLARITY:                Vertical
   AUDIO SUB CARRIERS:      6.2 / 6.8



For questions about accessing the video feed, please contact Frank Miranda at
617-338-2022.

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.
General information about CVS is available through the Investor Relations
portion of the Company's website, at http://investor.cvs.com/.

  CONTACT: Todd Andrews
           CVS Corporation
           401-770-5717


DATASOURCE: CVS Corporation



CONTACT:  Todd Andrews of CVS Corporation, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.cvs.com/

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