US: Dollar General to Sell Tobacco

Four months after stocking their coolers with beer and their shelves with wine, the Dollar General corporation now plans to introduce cigarette sales as well.

 

It's a "dying category," said Mary Winn Gordon, vice president of investor and public relations. But for now, store managers are reporting that customers want them. So even if it only creates a one-time "bump" in revenue, Dollar General will take it. Enditem