CVS opens first standalone pharmacy in Colorado

CVS Pharmacy’s first standalone store in Colorado is now open, and more are on the way.

The Denver Post reports that the 13,500-square-foot drugstore at 16920 E. Lincoln Ave. in Parker is the first of three CVS Pharmacy locations expected to open this year in the Denver metro area, officials for the Rhode Island-based chain said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday.

The other two, at 3770 Sheridan Blvd. in Denver and 9936 W. Bowles Ave. in Jefferson County, are on schedule to open this summer. Another is expected in Colorado Springs next year.

The Parker store opening comes about a year after CVS’s initial foray into…