Is the tobacco ‘footfall’ argument justified for tobacco purchases in New Zealand convenience stores?

Overview of attention for article published in Tobacco Control, December 2020

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RT @TC_BMJ: New Zealand: Study results do not support claims that tobacco drives one-quarter of footfall into stores or that customers who…

New Zealand: Study results do not support claims that tobacco drives one-quarter of footfall into stores or that customers who purchase tobacco spend almost twice as much as non-tobacco customers. https://t.co/VLuArd2Tvm https://t.co/ciOTgdVW7f

RT @o_srnt: Is selling tobacco products important for driving 'footfall' sales? Combined purchases of tobacco and non-tobacco items constit…

Two interesting studies out of #NewZealand: 1. Online delivery of #alcohol associated with heavier drinking during first #COVID19 lockdown: https://t.co/otnML1IIyS 2. Ceasing #tobacco sales in convenience stores ≠ dramatic drop in footfall/other sales: …

RT @TC_BMJ: "[These] results do not support claims that tobacco drives 1/4 of footfall into stores or that customers who purchase tobacco s…

"[These] results do not support claims that tobacco drives 1/4 of footfall into stores or that customers who purchase tobacco spend almost twice as much as non-tobacco customers". https://t.co/6xESnG61Hb New study from @otago researchers

Is selling tobacco products important for driving 'footfall' sales? Combined purchases of tobacco and non-tobacco items constitute only 5.5% of transactions in NZ. https://t.co/It56LsdhrV