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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
JULY/AUGUST 2015
Cigarette Sales Trends
CATEGORY MANAGER
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Convenience
Tobacco
Outlets
Drug
Grocery
Liquor
Mass
Merchandise
Warehouse
Clubs
56
52
31
30
24
22
21 21
17 16
23
20
42
39
Volume is reported as individual serving.
Discount Cigarettes: Variety by Channel
Average number of items carried per store
Source: Retail Shipment Data most recent 13 weeks through 6/28/2014 vs. YAGO.
2013 2014
Premium cigarette
sales
volumes
dipped
3.8% in
all outlets
during the
first half of
2014
, according
to distributor shipment data.