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Behind the Counter Category Performance

Data shows cigarette rebound, vape resilience and alternative vigor By Melissa Vonder Haar on Aug. 06, 2021
Image: Jason Little / Shutterstock

CHICAGO — After two years of flat to down sales in convenience stores, sales of all tobacco and nicotine products rebounded to 5% growth in the 12 months ending Feb. 27, 2021, according to Nielsen.

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Melissa Vonder Haar is former senior editor/tobacco coordinator of CSP magazine. Contact her at melissa@iseeinnovation.com.

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