EXHIBIT 23.2


                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
CVS Corporation and Subsidiaries:

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 1, 2002, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of CVS Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the
fifty-two week periods ended December 29, 2001 and December 30, 2000 and the
fifty-three week period ended January 1, 2000 and the related financial
statement Schedule incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Independent Public Accountants" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP
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Providence, Rhode Island


January 29, 2003