Tobacco

Tobacco Sales: Smokeless Shines as Cigarettes and Vape Slow

C-store totals top $75.5 billion in past year
Tobacco Sales: Smokeless Shines as Cigarettes and Vape Slow
CSP Staff

Total sales of tobacco products topped $75.5 billion in convenience stores in 2022, up from $64.7 billion the previous year.

Cigarettes continue to own the lion's share of the category with $54.3 billion in sales, according to Circana data for the 52 weeks ending Feb. 26, 2023.

Smokeless tobacco products continue to grow share of the behind-the-counter sales pie as cigarettes and vape slow down. 

Here's a look at top-line sales in the major segments of the tobacco category from the same 52-week period.

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