A&P TO REMOVE CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES FROM ALL STORES.MONTVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1996--In response to President Clinton's objective of reducing tobacco use by young people, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GAP) announced today that it will eliminate all cigarette vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. from its retail stores by the end of this month. "We recognize that by removing cigarette vending machines in our stores we will greatly limit access by minors to tobacco products," said James Wood James Wood can refer to:
This measure is the latest in a major campaign by A&P to reduce the availability of cigarettes to minors in its stores. Also underway are initiatives which include an age identification training videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. for cashiers, a "lock-out" software program that makes it impossible for tobacco products to be scanned at checkout counters without confirmation of the customer's age, and employee compliance checks at all stores. A&P is one of North America's largest supermarket chains, operating more than 1,000 stores in 20 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and Ontario, Canada. CONTACT: Mike Rourke A&P (201)930-4236 |
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