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Cigarette Sales May Be Off, But Lorillard Still Rolls On
Fewer Americans smoke cigarettes these days, but Lorillard Inc. is betting it can buck the trend. Last year, as part of a decades-long decline, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke dropped below 20%. Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc., the two largest U.S. tobacco companies by sales, have begun diversifying into smokeless tobacco products, which are less harmful … Continue reading
Cigarette sales at stores rise follow vending ban
Convenience stores in England are reporting moderate rises in their tobacco sales following the ban on tobacco vending machines, which came into force on October 1. It is now illegal for pubs, clubs, hotels, cafés and bookmakers in England to sell tobacco products from vending machines. The law is as yet unchanged in the rest of the UK, although Scotland … Continue reading
