Wegmans snuffs out smoke sales

Published January 5, 2008 5:00am ET



Supermarket retailer Wegmans will stop selling tobacco products as of Feb. 10, the company announced Friday.

“As a company, we respect a person’s right to smoke, but we also understand the destructive role smoking plays in health,” Chief Executive Danny Wegman said.

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