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A Reader Suggests a Story on Wal-Mart

Posted by: John A. Byrne on June 18

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Our latest reader-suggested story looks at Wal-Mart’s entry into the retail-clinic business. BusinessWeek reader David O’Reilly (@IntelliMedBlog on Twitter) recommended we look into how the big-box retailer is revolutionizing health care, but what writer Greg Spielberg found is that Wal-Mart is struggling somewhat in its effort to capture a slice of the growing retail-clinic industry. While Wal-Mart had planned on opening 400 in-store clinics by the end of this year, it has seen mixed success, and the present count is 31 in nine states. CVS and Walgreens, on the other hand, are increasing their market share in a business that’s drawing increased attention nationwide. Thanks to David for suggesting and Greg for reporting a great story, which was our top story on BusinessWeek.com today and also our most-read and most-commented.

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