According to the release, the new app, which is a successor to the CVS Pharmacy app, will allow shoppers to manage prescriptions, schedule immunizations and expedite checkout. But the most-talked-about option, currently being tested in a handful of stores, is the ability to open locked display cabinets for easier access to merchandise.

CVS Health is rolling out a new customer app that aims to make it simpler and more convenient for users to manage health benefits, pharmacy benefits and prescriptions. | CVS Health is rolling out a new customer app designed to make it simpler and more convenient for users to manage health benefits,

The company is testing the feature in a few stores to address a customer pain point that has come to the fore as retailers attempt to thwart thieves.

Instead of waiting for an employee to take pity on you and unlock the cabinets in the deodorant aisle, you may soon have another way to access the locked-up shampoo and ibuprofen you seek.

In addition to providing health and medication tools, the new CVS Health app could address an all-too familiar shopping gripe.

CVS is piloting a new feature in their app to cut down on the time it takes shoppers to get help. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong,

If a trial running in a handful of stores goes well, CVS will expand the feature to many more locations this year.