press release:Nation's largest retail rewards program reveals which U.S. cities save the most dollars by cashing in 'Extra Bucks'
WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, America's largest retail pharmacy with 6,300 convenient locations nationwide, today announced that its ExtraCare cardholders received a combined total of more than $1.5 billion in money-saving offers and rewards last year simply by using their ExtraCare card each time they shopped at a CVS/pharmacy location or online at CVS.com. As consumers seek effortless ways to cut costs on everyday needs, a group of "Super Savings" cities have proven that millions of dollars can be saved when shoppers take advantage of the unique benefits provided by ExtraCare.
The following cities represent communities where shoppers saved the highest amount of money through CVS/pharmacy's ExtraCare program during the last six months of 2007:
-- Boston, MA -- shoppers saved nearly $3.4 million in ExtraCare savings and rewards
-- Los Angeles, CA -- shoppers saved more than $2.7 million in ExtraCare savings and rewards
-- Detroit, MI -- shoppers saved approximately $2.5 million in ExtraCare savings and rewards
-- Washington, DC -- shoppers saved more than $2.3 million in ExtraCare savings and rewards
-- Philadelphia, PA -- shoppers saved just over $2 million in ExtraCare savings and rewards
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