Walmart to stop selling Electronic Cigarettes at its Stores
Walmart will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores and Clubs following a string of mysterious illnesses and deaths related to vaping.
The
nation's largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said that it
will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through its
current inventory.
The move is due to "growing federal, state and local regulatory
complexity" regarding vaping products, the company said in a statement.
President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping products. Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes this week. A few local governments, including San Francisco, have passed bans on flavored tobacco.
E-cigarettes represent a very small part of Walmart's nicotine business, which also in...