PMI battling illicit trading
PHILIP Morris International is calling for new applications for PMI impact – the firm’s $100m global initiative to support projects dedicated to fighting illegal trade in all forms.
Shift to value is an opportunity
A shift towards lower priced tobacco has been one of the key category trends for a number of years now, but how has this affected the performance of tobacco accessories in convenience?
Government must combat illegal vape shops
Vape retailers Go Smoke Free has called on the UK Government to crack down on traders of illicit vape products that are often illegally sold to underage vapers.
Menthol ban is now in effect
CIGARETTE manufacturers have been taking back menthol cigarette stock from retailers in the wake of last month’s menthol ban
C-stores identified as a vaping growth area
INDEPENDENT c-stores are vital to the future of the category and pose one of the greatest growth opportunities for e-cigarettes, says Martin Miller, global...
A cigar strategy to deal with the dark
CIGARS don’t form one of the biggest sections of the tobacco market but from a retailer’s point of view they have some distinctly positive...
IVG aims to offer vape debate solution
Vaping device brand IVG believes its 2400 product could be the answer to many concerns that the public have around disposable vapes.
Big names develop vaping portfolios
THE number of e-cigarette users is increasing rapidly and e-cigarettes continue to tempt smokers to switch from tobacco, says producer Nicocigs.
The firm says its...
New face for e-cig campaign
BLU eCigs UK has recruited model and DJ Zara Martin as the face of its new campaign, Taste the Summer.
The initiative forms part of...
Market news | Tropicana, JTI, Lucozade and The Hidden Sea
Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
Black market 50% up
THE UK saw an almost 50% rise in the consumption of counterfeit and contraband cigarettes in 2014, according to a KPMG report published last...
Vaping away the pain
The emerging CBD category has a new player, with the launch of Bliss CBD Co
Philip Morris launches IQOS ILUMA
Bosses at Philip Morris Limited (PML) believe its newly launched IQOS ILUMA heat-not-burn range will be a real game-changer in the nicotine market.
Adults turn to c-stores in lockdown
Tobacco sales in UK convenience stores have been on the rise under lockdown, according to Bestway Wholesale.
A ‘world first’ water vape
Aquios Labs has launched what it claims is a world first in the vaping category.
Rep relationship now more crucial
New app is helping manufacturer combat the trade in illicit tobacco
PRICING is key in the highly competitive UK tobacco market according to the JPS,...
