walgreens on tobacco road They should stop selling tobacco.' raises age for sales but some say policy doesn't go far enough. – Chicago Tribune Walgreens to raise tobacco buying

After all, Walgreens has grown dependent on these lucrative products and justifies selling the stuff, which medical experts have linked to causing cancer, as being an homage to free enterprise and a mark of respect for consumer choice. But Walgreens is fooling itself if it thinks selling coffin nails and the like from behind the checkout counter is in the public interest

Walgreens in Sioux Falls hikes tobacco age to 21, 'no exceptions for military' Teenage smokers in Sioux Falls who head to Walgreens to buy a pack of cigarettes will be out of luck

While it took a little time to regroup from that sudden sales shock, Id argue that CVS tough tobacco call will yield many long-term benefits with health care partners and customers because of the greater credibility it brings to its corporate brand and reputation

Thats because buying tobacco, especially cigarettes, is an impulse buy on steroids, retail experts say

The change comes nearly two years after the drugstores competitor CVS Health announced it would stop selling cigarettes at its stores nationwide