Cigarette sales slow for Hitt Mini Mart

By POLINA YAMSHCHIKOV

April 2, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CDT

Tom Newell buys a pack of cigarettes at Hitt Mini Mart on Wednesday. "Cigarette purchases are slowing down," said owner Sunny Patel. "But we're doing all right."

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