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As long as cigarettes are legal, retail stores have every right to sell them. But at what point does a company claiming to be a champion of affordable health care lose credibility by continuing the practice?
That's the question Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) , the world's largest retailer, needs to decide. And the pressure to do so increased with the recent announcement by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ) that it will stop selling tobacco products by the beginning of October.
The Walmart's near me have 15-20 checkouts each and only 1 with cigarettes. They aren't that busy so I can't see it being it making any noticeable dent on store sales. The 7-11s and Circle K's near me however do a big business in cigarettes and single cans of beer for the drive home.
As long as cigarettes are legal, retail stores have every right to sell them. But at what point does a company claiming to be a champion of affordable health care lose credibility by continuing the practice?
That's the question Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) , the world's largest retailer, needs to decide. And the pressure to do so increased with the recent announcement by CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ) that it will stop selling tobacco products by the beginning of October.
The Walmart's near me have 15-20 checkouts each and only 1 with cigarettes. They aren't that busy so I can't see it being it making any noticeable dent on store sales. The 7-11s and Circle K's near me however do a big business in cigarettes and single cans of beer for the drive home.
Doubt it....I usually have to walk through clouds of filth to get into my local Walmart.
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