CStore Decisions....Tobacco braces for 2022 Cigarettes
Whereas 2020 cigarette sales climbed for the first time in years — which analysts attributed to people having more flexibility of where and when to smoke during the workday — by summer 2021, the slowdown had begun. By December, the sector was back to reporting drops in volume and dollar sales in all retail channels.
According to Nielsen data, reported by Goldman Sachs, total equivalized volume for cigarettes fell 8.6% for the two weeks ending Dec. 4, 2021. Looking back at four and 12 weeks, volume falloff was even greater, with -8.9% and -9.1%, respectively.
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