PROVIDENCE, R.I. — CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday that it will stop selling cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products by Oct. 1 in a move to bring the drugstore chain more in line with the heath-services company it envisions itself to be. “Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health,” said Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Caremark. “Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose.” The announcement by the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain drew praise from health-care advocates and shrugs from the business secto... [Read more]