Hiller’s Markets decides to butt out cigarette sales

Cigarettes aren’t getting a second chance at Hiller’s Markets because of second-hand smoke.Excerpt:If you’re looking to purchase a pack of cigarettes, Hiller’s Markets soon won’t be an option.The chain of seven Michigan grocery stores announced plans this week to stop selling them because of the health impacts of second-hand smoke. The Ann Arbor store in Arborland Mall still had cigarettes Wednesday – including stock from the other Hiller’s stores – and was selling them for $4 a pack, down from $6.75.”I don’t want to be responsible for killing people, plain and simple,” Chief Executive Officer Jim Hiller said. “I believe we all engage and indulge in vices … But with cigarettes, it’s not about people who don’t choose to smoke, but about those around them that don’t.”Read the rest of the story here.