Every year, Tobacco Business magazine lists the the top 50 tobacco outlet chains in the U.S. This elite roster of tobacco retailers is composed by store count. Here are the top 25 tobacco outlet chains, as of Jan. 31, 2017. For the full list, check out the March/April 2017 issue of Tobacco Business magazine.
1. Smoker Friendly International
Boulder, Colorado
smokerfriendly.com
852 total authorized dealer locations
2. Admiral Discount Tobacco
Coopersville, Michigan
173 stores
3. Tobacco Central dba Low Bob’s
South Bend, Indiana
lowbob.com/index.php
122 stores
4. The Cigarette Store Corp. (Smoker Friendly corporate stores)
Boulder, Colorado
99 stores
5. Tobacco Superstores Inc.
Forrest City, Arkansas
tobaccosuper.com
87 stores
6. Wild Bill’s Tobacco
Troy, Michigan
wildbillstobacco.com
66 stores
7. Smokers Choice
Rock Hill, New York
59 stores
8. Tobacco Connection/Big Smoke
Nampa, Idaho
tbcollc.com
53 stores
9. Brookshire Brothers (Tobacco Barn)
Lufkin, Texas
brookshirebrothers.com/about-us/our-banners/tobacco-barn
48 stores
10. Discount Smoke Shops
St. Louis, Missouri
discountsmokeshop.com
47 stores
11. Kwik Trip (Tobacco Outlet Plus, Kwik Trip Express, Kwik Star Express)
LaCross, Wisconsin
kwiktrip.com
42 stores
12. NBS
Parkersburg, West Virginia
41 stores
13. Cheap Tobacco
Cincinnati, Ohio
40 stores
