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<br />Retailer characteristics Orono <br />Many commercial tobacco retailers sell a variety of product types and display advertisements both inside <br />and outside of their stores. Exposure to commercial tobacco advertising and marketing is associated with <br />increased use, including youth initiation [1, 2]. Licensing and zoning are two of the most lasting strategies <br />to impact the density, type and location of commercial tobacco retailers. Retailer density reduction <br />strategies, such as capping the total number of retailers or requiring a minimum distance to schools, will <br />have different impacts in different communities. Of the 5 retailers assessed, 100% had exterior tobacco <br />advertising. <br />Orono assessed 5 retailers <br />Types of retailers assessed <br /> <br />Percent of retailers selling commercial tobacco products <br /> <br />60%20% <br />20% <br />Convenience store <br />Tobacco/vape shop <br />Beer, wine, liquor store <br />100% <br />80% <br />80% <br />100% <br />80% <br />Cigarettes <br />Cigarillos, little cigars, or blunts <br />E-cigarettes <br />Oral nicotine <br />Smokeless <br />83