LACROSSE, Wis. — The Kwik Trip convenience store chain is closing its 13 Kwik Spirits and Tobacco outlets. It’s a business, decision, not a morals deciiom. A spokesperson for the LaCrosse-based chain, Ben Leibl, said that alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide are slipping. Employees are being offered jobs at other Kwik Trip locations. The expansion-minded chain has 880 locations in seven states and soon also in Nebraska. These other outlets carry cigarettes and vaping products and most also carry wine, beer and beer and alcohol.

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