Supermarkets go across the tobacco ban: open a tobacco store on their premises

From July 1, supermarkets will now not be allowed to promote tobacco merchandise. From that second, their sale will solely be allowed in particular tobacco outlets. Albert Heijn will cease promoting tobacco on January 1 because it says it needs to realize ‘everlasting change in conduct and a smoke-free technology’.

Store subsequent to a retailer
Many retail entrepreneurs suppose in a different way about this. The Jumbo on Lavendel in Cuijk utilized for permission to open a separate tobacco store final 12 months and was granted permission. The store will open in a couple of weeks and is positioned in the identical constructing because the grocery store.

In Chaam, the COOP on the Brewery would additionally wish to open a tobacconist in the identical constructing because the grocery store. The applying was submitted two weeks in the past and has not but been assessed by town. In Zeeland (reverse the Jumbo), Den Bosch (in the identical constructing because the Plus) and Kaatsheuvel (in the identical constructing as Albert Heijn), grocery store entrepreneurs opened tobacco outlets earlier than.

‘Smoke free technology’
The latter is shocking as a result of Albert Heijn is actively selling its want to contribute to a smoke-free technology. Because of this, the shop stopped promoting tobacco earlier, on January 1 this 12 months. The proprietor of Albert Heijn and the tobacconist don’t wish to reply questions from Omroep Brabant.

‘immoral’
The anti-smoking membership Clear Air Netherlands has spoken about these kind of buildings earlier than. They name the brand new tobacconists ‘terribly pernicious and immoral’. “Everybody now is aware of how dangerous smoking is. As a result of severe injury to well being and the various deaths, we should do all the things we will to make sure that younger folks don’t change into addicted. Entrepreneurs who do not care about this are simply pushed by greed for cash,” mentioned chairman Tom Ft final month.

Mira Eijsermans of the Jumbo and a tobacconist in Zeeland understands the criticism, however it is usually important: “If the federal government actually needs everybody to quit smoking, they need to ban it . That is half the job. I’ve a whole lot of clients who should not cell or have a incapacity. Have they got to go to a different city to purchase their cigarettes?” Eijsermans reveals that their clients are very proud of the brand new retailer which opened its doorways on Wednesday.

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