Walgreens CEO Hints at Joining Retailers Exiting Cigarette Sales

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Rosalind Brewer hinted at making a decision on whether to continue selling cigarettes in stores, potentially adding another large retailer to those abandoning the products.

“It is something that you’ll hear us talk about and make some announcements about in short order,” she said in an interview that aired Wednesday during CNBC’s virtual Healthy Returns Summit. Shareholders have been asking questions about the topic for a while, Brewer said.