Taking stock of cigars in 2022

IN some ways, cigars were fairly consistent over the last year, but there are also shoots of growth within the category that convenience retailers should know about.
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Convenience king of cigars

Scottish stores are punching above their weight with premium performing well
Nisa is teaming up with Just Eat so that retailers can offer an online delivery service.

Convenience in Brief | Nisa, shopper trends and illegal tobacco news

Scottish Grocer highlights three news stories that provide insights to convenience retailers about Nisa, shopper trends and the illicit tobacco market.
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Marlboro adds to the range

GIANT brand Marlboro is now available in the UK in more formats than ever, including RYO and capsule cigarette lines. RYO has seen several years...

Vape users still littering

Vapers continue to throw away devices

New look for tobacco pack

Tobacco company Philip Morris Limited has made over the packs in its Chesterfield range. The new design for Chesterfield Red, Blue and Menthol packs features...
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Over half have bought illegal tobacco

Over half of all smokers in Scotland have purchased illegal tobacco products, new research conducted by JTI has revealed

Value is key says Imperial Brands

Value remains a key focus in the tobacco category as Imperial Brands says that Scottish consumers are looking for a better-for-money option in the gantry.
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Stores can puff on profit

Subcategories performing well in store .

Legal limits good for future sales

EUROPEAN legislation due to come into effect in May this year is a positive step forward for the vaping category, says Jennifer Roberts, UK...

Parliament plans more restrictions

On the day the ban on selling nicotine vapour products  to under 18s came into force, public health minister Aileen Campbell said: “We know...
The new vape industry code of conduct tackles the appeal of disposables to youths.

Vape industry sets out code of conduct

The UK vape industry has launched a new code of conduct – backed by major players from across the category – that seeks to address the issues centred on youth vapers.

The Government needs to be ‘realistic and practical’ on Generational Smoking Ban

Bobby Singh, of BB Nevison Superstore & Post Office in Pontefract, shares his views on the proposed Generational Smoking Ban, which was put back on the table by the Labour Government.
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Menthol ban arrives

THE sale of menthol cigarettes will be banned from 20 May
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The birth of a vape nation

Current estimates from the UKVIA put the number of vaping stores in the UK at 2,000
Mintel measures the e-cig market in the UK as up 340% over the last year, worth £193m in 2013. Industry body ECIntelligence estimates the European market could be worth £1.3bn.

E-cigs look set to boom

Mintel says some smokers are using e-cigs to help them quit European e-cig market could have reached £1.3bn last year THE market for electronic cigarettes is...