What: Walmart, Kohl’s And big drug chains look for wealth from health.

Why it is important: health and wellness is growing as a strong trend.

More and more retailers are expanding their efforts in providing goods and services to keep both their customers and their bottom lines healthy. While CVS may have been the first to discover this hook years ago more recently big national chains like Walmart, Kohl’s, Rite-Aid, Walgreens are upping their game in this area.

Of course, the pandemic is the new driver of this movement as infections reach record numbers in what is stretching into the ninth month of the pandemic in the U.S., but this has been building for years. Both the aging baby boomers and the now largest demographic in the country, the millennials, are increasingly focusing on their health.

Walmart, Kohl’s And Big Drug Chains Look For Wealth From Health