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Jump to full article: Salt Lake Tribune, 2008-05-16
Author: Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune
Intro: Fifteen Dan's and Macey's grocery stores no longer will sell tobacco products starting June 1, joining three other Utah supermarkets that have stopped selling cigarettes, company officials said on Thursday.
The stores, located from Logan to Utah County, join the two Dick's Markets in Centerville and Bountiful and a Ream's store in Provo that stopped tobacco sales in the mid-1990s.
Dave Wirthlin, president of Dick's Market, Dan's and Macey's, said the decision to stop selling tobacco products came from health concerns for employees and shoppers, which far outweigh financial impacts from lost sales.
"The long-term health effects of smoking on communities don't come close to any monetary gain from selling these products," said Wirthlin. "And it's inconsistent with our focus on a healthy lifestyle and family-first orientation that makes our stores unique."
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