(Gene J. Puskar/AP)Walmart will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products to shoppers younger than 21, making it the latest retailer to raise the minimum buying age amid government pressure. The agency said its inspections found 17 percent of Walmart stores had sold tobacco to minors since 2010. Walmart’s announcement comes two weeks after Walgreens took similar steps to raise the minimum age to 21 for tobacco products. CVS, meanwhile, stopped selling tobacco products in its stores in 2014. “This was, to a degree, a necessary step for Walmart to show that it is selling tobacco products responsibly.”Read more:‘Are these tariffs going to happen?’ U.S. retailers fearful as they try to plan for holidays.

Source: Washington Post May 08, 2019 16:50 UTC