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With CVS achieving virtual parity with Walgreens in terms of store count, c-stores may see an equivalent surge if the other shoe of Walgreens were to drop

The US Food and Drug Administration had recently cracked down on Walgreens and other retailers for selling tobacco products to minors

And we really urge you to listen to that calling. But Walgreens says it has seen a seen in the last year a "low double digit percentage decrease in tobacco sales as we have taken a number of steps including lowering the visibility of these products in our stores." Meanwhile, Walgreens said Thursday it has had an increase in sales of its smoking cessation products

Walmart, another retail chain targeted by the FDA, raised the buying age to 21 in July for all of its stores