The Imperial ignite programme offers retailers the chance to bag rewards including iPads and security tools.

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,...
Break Little Cigars come in cigarette-style hard packets, price-marked and plain. A pack of 17 retails at £4.59.

Little cigars to break the mould?

A mini cigar that is packaged like a cigarette and designed to attract cigarette smokers is the latest entrant to the value end of...

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.

Business as usual say tobacco firms

BACK in June, just a few months into the tobacco display ban, Scottish Grocer found that some Scottish retailers had spotted opportunities to manage...
JTI heated tobacco

Category heating up

Reporting a jump of 270% sales in the category in the previous 12 months, JTI has entered the UK heated tobacco market.

Planning a brighter future

IT’S all change for the Holborn Smooth Taste range of RYO with new packaging and a change of name to Holborn Yellow. Wholesale promotions are...

Sluggish tobacco sell-through could leave retailers in the lurch

New data reveals nearly half of cigarettes sold in last week of March were non-compliant with pending regulations NEW sales data from March has revealed...
The UKVIA has teamed with Smoke Free to encourage smokers to switch to vapes.

Activity is good for compact

EASING Covid restrictions should play into the hands of compact vaping devices, according to China’s largest e-cigarette maker RELX.
Nordic Spirit nicotine pouches

Pouches pushing forward in c-stores

There have never been more alternative nicotine products, which is good news for existing adult smokers who are looking to ditch cigarettes.

An intense new liquid

Electronic cigarette brand Blu has introduced a new nicotine solution to its range

Revisiting pouch displays

Maximum space and minimum fuss are two of the key benefits that nicotine pouches can offer convenience retailers, according to Zyn.
Rizla Flavour Infusions

Benefit off the RYO boom

The increasing shift to roll your own among existing adult smokers is opening up sales opportunities for tobacco-related accessories.
The IQOS Iluma, from Philip Morris Limited, is available in a range of colours and devices.

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.
Embassy signature silver edition

Premium for a limited time only

Imperial Tobacco has expanded its Embassy Signature range with a limited edition release for the summer.

Only while stocks last

Small packs enter their final year and plain packs move closer. What happens now and what decisions do retailers have to make? It isn’t unusual...

Sales set to shift

SCOTLAND’S tobacco display ban era begins this month when the supermarkets are required to hide tobacco products from 29 April. Other tobacco outlets will...