Walmart announced it will end cigarette sales at select U.S. store locations, but didn't disclose how many stores would be impacted. The move comes after Walmart banned cigarette sales to any customers under the age of 21 in 2019.
The retailer, which has approximately 4,700 total stores in the country, did not disclose how many locations would be impacted. However, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that stores in California, Florida, Arkansas and New Mexico would be among those included.
"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," a Walmart spokesperson told FOX Business. The company emphasized that it is not halting all tobacco sales and that the number of impacted locations is relatively small.
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