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Sales of cigarettes and liquor products in sari-sari or neighborhood convenience stores declined last year as inflation eroded consumers’ purchasing power, according to tech startup Packworks.

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                    [Title] => Cigarette, liquor sales in ‘sari-sari’ stores drop amid 2024 inflation
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Sales of cigarettes and liquor products in sari-sari or neighborhood convenience stores declined last year as inflation eroded consumers’ purchasing power, according to tech startup Packworks.

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