1967 Press Photo Giant Tobacco Firm to Boycott Price Cutters Warning

Giant Tobacco firm to Boycott the price cutters-warning comes after a day of cheap cigarettes: The imperial Tobacco Company announced last night that it will withhold supplies from any distributor who cuts the prices of its cigarettes or other tobacco goods. The announcement came after a day during which hundreds of supermarkets out up to 5d. off 5s,-5d. packets of cigarettes on still unconfirmed reports that Imperial is to abolish nosale price maintenance. But after a day of price-slashing by supermarkets the warning appeared to be too late. Shoppers at the big supermarkets queued at the cigarette counters when the reductions were announced yesterday. Photo shows This was the scene in a Brixton supermarket yesterday. A housewife is pictured with a basketful of cigarettes in the cut-price battle.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 01-01-1967.

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