Hiller’s Markets stops sale of tobacco

NEW YORK A chain of supermarkets in Michigan has decided not to sell tobacco products, according to published reports.

The Hiller’s Markets chain has stopped stocking cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to the Oakland Press. The family-owned chain operates stores in the Michigan cities of Union Lake; Ann Arbor; West Bloomfield; Northville; Plymouth; Berkley and Commerce Township.

Several other supermarket chains have also stopped selling cigarettes, including Wegmans Food Markets and DeCicco Family Markets.

Last year, San Francisco banned the sale of tobacco and retail pharmacies, but continued permitting it in supermarkets and mass-merchandising stores that operate pharmacies.