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By the middle of 2013, most of Dollar General's 10,000 U.S. stores will carry cigarettes and other tobacco products.. The company has made the decision in response to ?competitive pressures? which came about when Family Dollar Stores, a key competitor, began adding cigarettes to its stores last year. In a press release issued by Dollar General, customer demand also drove the company's decision, citing their perception that their core customers -- mostly based in rural America -- are more likely to smoke than the national average.
A 2012 study by the American Lung Association indicated that while rural Americans do smoke more than urban Americans, geography is less a factor in determining who smokes than socioeconomic status. The study also found that pregnant rural women are far more likely to smoke than their urban counterparts. (See actual numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Lung Association study here.)
G. Chambers Williams III of The Tennessean in Nashville reports that business analysts think the idea is a good one for the company, which tested the product placement last year in Nevada. Analyst Mark Montagna with Avondale Partners in Nashville explained that the company found that the average purchase per customer was $14 where tobacco was sold, versus an average of $11 otherwise. But, he added, the one challenge the company will face with tobacco products, additional shoplifting.
Anti-smoking advocates expressed regret at the business choice. (Read more)
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Dollar General to sell tobacco in most of its stores by mid-2013, reflecting 'customer demand' and 'competition pressure'
A 2012 study by the American Lung Association indicated that while rural Americans do smoke more than urban Americans, geography is less a factor in determining who smokes than socioeconomic status. The study also found that pregnant rural women are far more likely to smoke than their urban counterparts. (See actual numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Lung Association study here.)
G. Chambers Williams III of The Tennessean in Nashville reports that business analysts think the idea is a good one for the company, which tested the product placement last year in Nevada. Analyst Mark Montagna with Avondale Partners in Nashville explained that the company found that the average purchase per customer was $14 where tobacco was sold, versus an average of $11 otherwise. But, he added, the one challenge the company will face with tobacco products, additional shoplifting.
Anti-smoking advocates expressed regret at the business choice. (Read more)
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- Pharmacy Chain With 65 Ky. Stores Will Stop Selling Tobacco
CVS Caremark pharmacies will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in all of its 7,600 U.S. stores by Oct. 1. Kentucky has 65 CVS Caremark stores. This is the first national pharmacy chain to make this decision. "CVS Caremark sets a powerful...
- Study: Teenagers May Buy Fewer Cigarettes If The Product Is Not Prominently Displayed
For Kentucky which has the dubious distinction of having the nation's highest rate of teen smokers, an study published this week in Pediatrics reports that teenagers may be less likely to buy cigarettes at convenience stores if they aren't sold...
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A "shocking" number of American teenagers smoke cigarettes and/or use smokeless tobacco, the first U.S. surgeon general's report on youth tobacco since 1994 has found. (Photo by Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) "The numbers are really shocking,"...
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