Stop & Shop will no longer sell cigarettes and tobacco products in its 360 stores starting at the end of August.

In a statement, the grocery giant, which has stores throughout the Northeast and is headquartered in Quincy, said the move was part of the brand’s commitment to “community well-being.”

“Our responsibility as a grocer extends far beyond our shelves, and we are committed to taking bold steps to help our associates, customers and communities work toward better health outcomes,” Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop, said in a statement.

“From our team of board-certified dietitians who serve our customers free of charge to our trained and trusted pharmacy staff, Stop & Shop aims to support the health and well-being of the communities we serve – and this tobacco cessation is another way we are achieving that goal,” Reid added.

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Stop & Shop will hold two cigarette buyback campaigns on Wednesday at stores in neighborhoods with high rates of smoking and high rates of smoking-related health problems, the company said.

The events will take place at the Stop & Shop store in Dorchester, 460 Blue Hill Avenue, and the store in Staten Island, New York, 1351 Forest Avenue, the statement said.

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The first 100 customers at these events to bring in an unopened pack or carton of cigarettes for exchange will receive a Stop & Shop gift card, a bag of healthy snacks and items to help people quit smoking, and $10 off coupons for Nicorette – a nicotine gum that helps people quit smoking, the company added.

“We are pleased to partner with Stop & Shop as they commit to ending the sale of all tobacco products in their stores,” Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, said in a statement. “This is a step in the right direction to end the tobacco industry’s influence on children, and we know more can be done to reduce the burden of tobacco in our communities. From state and local governments to schools and businesses, we can all play a part in protecting public health. We urge state legislators to prioritize funding for tobacco control programs so that those motivated to quit through these efforts have the tools they need to succeed.”

Almost 780 million people worldwide want to quit smoking, but only 30% have the means to do so, according to the World Health Organization.