Two times cool capsules
AN important UK tobacco market development in recent years has been the growth of capsule cigarette sales to take more than 5% of the...
Golden Virginia goes into limited tin
AHEAD of last month’s changes, which restricted manufactures to producing tobacco in standardised packaging, Imperial Tobacco launched limited-edition 50g tins of RYO tobacco Golden...
Value remains key to tobacco
Value is the top trend across tobacco in 2022 as consumers seek out affordable brands and manufacturers react accordingly.
Plain packs threat to jobs
MORE than 6,000 UK convenience stores could close if cigarettes are forced to be sold in plain packaging in the legitimate tobacco retail trade....
Rise of RYO driving accessories sales
In a tobacco market that is heavily price driven, the number of existing smokers switching into roll your own (RYO) has been rising
Nine out of ten retailers NOT breaking law
In April a spate of newspaper and media stories suggested that almost nine out of ten retailers selling vaping products could be breaking the...
IQOS Iluma ‘is future of tobacco now’
Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting its 'heat not burn' IQOS Iluma as an alternative to traditional tobacco options and vapes.
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...
Streamlining of choice ahead
THE e-cigarettes market will be streamlined as a result of the forthcoming EU rules as non-compliant vaping products disappear according to JTI.
Head of communications...
Not much room for manoeuvre
SPRING’S flurry of tobacco regulations – from plain packaging to minimum pack sizes – appear to be hitting revenues at stores across Scotland, but what can be done to shore up sales?
NPD excites in convenience
NEW product development is one of the biggest weapons in a brand’s arsenal when seeking to grow category sales – and tobacco accessories are no exception.
Advance moves onto smart phones
JTI has widened its range of digital retailer communications services by launching the JTI Advance app.
The app features a barcode scanner and fingerprint sign-in,...
Dark days ahead
LARGE stores in Scotland have been hiding tobacco products for more than a year. And in around 10 months time, on 6 April 2015,...
Vape consumers switching to disposable pod systems
Consumers are making the switch from disposable vapes to more sustainable options, according to e-cigarette and accessories provider VapeStation.
There remains plenty to do
Savvy retailers can still sell well
COVERED gantries and plain packaging are the new norm for tobacco sales, seriously limiting the options available to retailers...
Fruits of invention
ELECTRONIC cigarette and systems supplier Diamond Mist now has more than 50 flavours in its e-liquid range, everything from mango to mint choc chip,...
