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Stop & Shop stores in New York will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco. Find out when

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August 29, 2024

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Stop & Shop stores in New York will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco. Find out when

Soon, cigarettes and tobacco products will no longer be sold at Stop & Shop supermarkets in New York and other states.

Stop & Shop will stop selling them by Aug. 31 at all 360 stores in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, a news release said.

There are about 20 Stop & Shops across Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. A majority are in Westchester, with stores in Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Mount Vernon, North White Plains, New Rochelle, Ossining, Peekskill, Port Chester, Somers, Tarrytown, White Plains, and Yonkers. (The Mount Vernon and Haverstraw stores are among 32 across the states that are slated to close on or before Nov. 2.)

“Our responsibility as a grocer goes far beyond our aisles, and we are committed to taking bold steps to help our associates, customers, and communities work towards better health outcomes,” Gordon Reid, Stop & Shop president, said in the Aug. 26 news release.

“From our team of registered dietitians that serve our customers at no cost to our trained and trusted pharmacy associates, Stop & Shop aims to support the health and well-being of the neighborhoods we serve,” Reid said. “This exit from tobacco is one more way we’re accomplishing that goal.”

In the release, Karen E. Knudsen, American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network chief executive officer, called it a step in the right direction toward ending Big Tobacco’s influence on kids.

“And we know even more can be done to reduce the toll of tobacco in our communities,” Knudsen said. “From state and local governments to schools and businesses, we can all play a part in protecting public health. We urge state lawmakers to prioritize tobacco control program funding so that those inspired to quit by this effort have the resources they need to help them succeed.”

Katie Thornell, Stop & Shop director of pharmacy, said, “The health of our communities is a priority and quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases. Our licensed pharmacists can help with providing guidance for smoking cessation, as well as immunization recommendations for those who may have lowered immunity as a result of smoking.”

Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, a limited liability company, is owned by Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize.