Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 8/20/19

The decline in traditional cigarettes sales has ticked up again, according to the latest Nielsen report. The number of cigarettes sold — cigarette volumes — dropped by 7.2% in the four-week period that ended Aug. 10, Nielsen determined. Nielsen primarily measured convenience-store data. Nielsen initially reported a 9.8% decline on July 24, but said it was revamping its survey methods.

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