Convenience store players to feel the pinch

For 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd, every 10% decline in tobacco sales would lower the group’s total revenue by 2.2%, assuming tobacco sales make up 35% of its CVS segment sales, according to the research house’s estimates.

PETALING JAYA: The government’s proposed bill to ban the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born in and after 2007 in a bid to curb smoking, will negatively impact sales of Malaysia’s convenience store (CVS) players.

The Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 was first tabled to the Dewan Rakyat on July 27. The bill will be tabled in the next parliamentary meeting scheduled to start on Oct 26. In addition to the ban of tobacco sale for people born in and after 2007, the bill also prohibit retailers from displaying tobacco products, smoking devices as well as their substitutes.