The Twin Ports' first CVS pharmacy opened Sunday in West Duluth, marking the chain's first entrance into the market. The store, at Grand Avenue and 46th Avenue West, will have its grand opening celebration Sunday.
Also on Sunday, the new CVS store in Superior is set to open at North 28th Street and Banks Avenue. Both stores are new constructions.
The West Duluth CVS is right across the street from a Walgreens store. CVS often opens stores across from Walgreens as a strategy for market share and to create retail hubs. The new West Duluth store employs about 30 people.
Another CVS planned for Duluth, at Superior Street and 12th Avenue East, has been delayed. The Plaza strip mall -- to be razed to make way for CVS -- has been vacated except for the Beijing Restaurant which had a long-term lease and is the lone holdout. According to a CVS official, construction could be delayed two or three years as a result.
