ORLANDO, Fla. — Walmart is the latest retailer to end cigarette sales in some stores in Florida and several other states alongside CVS, which stopped selling them in 2014, and Target, which stopped selling them in 1996.
“We are always looking at ways to meet our customers’ needs while still operating an efficient business,” said spokesperson Charles Crowson. “As a result of our ongoing focus on the tobacco category, we have made the business decision to discontinue the sale of tobacco in select stores.”
Evidence suggests this move could decrease cigarette use overall, but cigarette smoking isn’t the biggest nicotine-related concern in some age groups, experts say.
