CVS Pharmacy rolls out in-store photoshop ban to beauty aisles nationwide

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 25-Jan-2019
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US retailer CVS Pharmacy has unveiled plans to prohibit photoshopped images in its beauty aisles, in an effort to be more transparent with shoppers.

The drugstore chain launched its ‘Beauty Mark’ concept in 2018, a scheme that

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