“Our responsibility as a grocer goes far beyond our aisles, and we are committed to taking bold steps to help our associates, customers, and communities work towards better health outcomes.”
Stop & Shop has become the latest grocer to stop selling cigarettes as retailers increasingly cite the health risks of tobacco and the hassles of selling it.
Along with health concerns, retailers say cigarettes are a hassle to sell because of regulations, are not profitable and are frequently targets of shoplifters.In 2019, the federal government raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. Some states have even greater restrictions, including Massachusetts which doesn’t allow retailers with pharmacies to sell tobacco products.
The decision to drop tobacco is fraught for some big retailers like Walmart, which made a decision to cut back in some of its stores in 2019 as it becomes a bigger player in healthcare.
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