Japan Tobacco to Discontinue Four Cigarette Brands Due to Falling Sales

Nov.08.2024
Japan Tobacco to Discontinue Four Cigarette Brands Due to Falling Sales
Japan Tobacco(JT) announces it will gradually stop selling four cigarette brands starting from December 2024 due to declining sales.

On November 7th, Japan Tobacco (JT) announced that starting in early December 2024, they will gradually cease the sale of four of their cigarette brands.

 

The company stated that the decision was made due to a decrease in sales, making it challenging to continue providing high-quality products to customers. Quality maintenance and management have become extremely difficult. Therefore, JT has decided to discontinue the sales of these products.

 

The discontinued brands include:

  • Peace Aroma Infinity, priced at ¥630 (tax included)  
  • Peace Aroma Royal 100's Box, priced at ¥640 (tax included)  
  • Peace Aroma Crown 100's Box, priced at ¥640 (tax included)  
  • Winston Caster White 3, priced at ¥540 (tax included)

 

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