Elfbar introduces pod kit series with ELFX
Vaping device manufacturer Elfbar has unveiled its new pod system range with ELFX, offering consumers an easy switch away from disposable vape options.
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...
Juul focusing on c-stores
Vaping brand Juul has announced plans to invest in a dedicated field team for convenience retail in the UK .
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...
Plans afoot at STG UK
Retailers worried about the menthol ban may want to keep an eye on cigar maker
Lost Mary launches first high puff vape device
Vaping brand Lost Mary has unveiled its first high puff count device for the UK market with its new rechargeable BM6000 range of vapes.
Millions board the e-cig train
Growing numbers want simple options
Extra choice for RYO smokers
THE Cutters Choice RYO brand is expanding and brand owner British American Tobacco is also launching a new cigarettes line. Last month Cutters Choice...
Tax and know the score?
JOBS, taxes, pensions, the economy and the currency are huge issues in the forthcoming Scottish independence debate. Some commentators are also wondering what will...
The age of value – Making the best of tobacco
There’s often a lot of news about tobacco. But it’s important to remember that, in normal commercial terms, it’s a vitally important product category...
Golden changes
TOBACCO giant Imperial Tobacco has made changes to its family of Golden Virginia RYO tobaccos. Original Golden Virginia is now Golden Virginia Classic, available...
A boon to smugglers?
3% extra rise in duty for rolling tobacco ‘step in the wrong direction’
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been strongly criticised for potentially lending a helping hand...
Curved vape
FUN and humour was the starting point for the new E-Lites e-cigarette TV ad according to one of the men behind its creation.
Vince McSweeney,...
Awards Profile – Vaping Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Day-Today Drylaw owner Zahid Iqbal – after he won the Vaping Retailer of the Year category at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 – to find out how he is preparing for the incoming ban on disposable devices.
Going big on vapes
E-liquids have enticing margins but it’s a jargon loaded category that can confuse many. Naeem Khaliq of United Wholesale (Scotland) reckons his vape rooms offer an answer for c-stores
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.
