““Our sales have increased for every tobacco category except for e-cigarettes, which has been hurt by increased regulation,” said Mike Clifford, category manager for Cliff’s Local Market, owned by Clifford Fuel Co. The company runs 19 convenience stores throughout central New York state. The biggest thing that will impact the tobacco category this year will undoubtedly be FDA premarket tobacco application (PMTA) decisions. The agency has until September to determine which ENDS will be approved for future sales and whether some banned SKUs can return to tobacco backbars. The FDA has not yet published a list of submitted PMTAs”
ARTICLE LINK: 2020 Tobacco Tally
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