Fuente: Tobacco Reporter Lugar: Illicit Trade Sundry shops across Malaysia are losing customers to widespread illegal cigarette sellers, according to the Federation of Sundry Goods Merchants Associations of Malaysia. Its president, Hong Chee Meng, said illicit sales by unlicensed retailers, including outlets run by migrant workers outside the association, are undercutting legitimate family-run businesses that comply with regulations and contribute to government revenue.



With legal cigarette prices ranging from RM12.40 to RM18.40 ($3.10 to $4.60) per pack versus RM3 to RM8 ($0.75 to $2) for illicit products, the price gap is drawing smokers away from compliant retailers. Hong said cigarettes are a key traffic driver for sundry shops, and when customers buy from illegal sellers, shops also lose add-on purchases such as drinks, snacks, and household goods, compounding the impact on small businesses.The post Illicits Cutting into Malaysian Sundry Shop Sales Beyond Cigarettes first appeared on Tobacco Reporter.