Jump to full article: The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk), 2009-09-27
Author: Teena Lyons
Intro: Retailers are warning that the looming ban on cigarette displays will create a boom in black market tobacco and may prove the final straw for thousands of struggling small shops.
The proposed legislation, which returns to Parliament on October 12, is part of a Government drive to deter young people from smoking.
The new curbs are expected to come into force in supermarkets from 2011 and in small shops from 2013. But convenience store groups say the Government has misled Parliament over the cost to retailers of removing cigarettes from sight.
Black market: Cigarette displays have long been a feature of convenience stores and their absence could create an underground market, retailers say
A similar ban in Canada has been blamed by retailers for the closure of many convenience stores. It is also said to have fuelled a growing market in contraband cigarettes.
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