DENVER ( KDVR ) — While many are off work for the next few days, some retailers in Denver will not only be working through the holidays, but they will also be using the time to figure out how to bring in new revenue after Denver City Council passed an ordinance banning the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine.
Mom-and-pop retailers in Denver are worried about the future of their businesses, not only because of the loss of revenue but also because of the brief amount of time they have to implement the changes.
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Zachary Shadi-Kingsley operates the convenience store at the corner of 45th and Washington streets in Denver. The store has been there for 28 years but his family has operated convenience stores in the area for more than 50.
“It’s a little gas station, a little neighborhood store. You know? As you can tell, I know most of the people who come into my store. A lot of these guys have seen me grow up in the store,” said Shadi-Kingsley. “We’ve never thought about leaving until this point. And it’s not just the flavor ban. It’s the way they went about doing the flavor ban. It seemed rushed, it seemed like they didn’t reach out to any of the business owners. So we have debated and started looking at properties outside of Denver now.”…