Protecting under 18s
THE British American Tobacco (BAT) company has ramped up its youth access prevention campaign VERIFY.
Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer caught up with Best One South Bridge owner Mumtaz Ali after the store won the Tobacco Retailer of the Year Award at the 2022 Scottish Grocer Awards.
Swedish flavour lands
Swedish Match, the firm behind nicotine pouch brand Zyn, has rolled out two new flavours to the UK market
New range unveiled at vape expo
E-LIQUID brand Double Drip unveiled its new 50/50 range at the Vaper Expo in Birmingham last month
Stepping into convenience
Vapouriz Group has entered the convenience category with the launch of its first shop within a shop format .
Dark opportunities – essential tobacco
• Cigarettes and tobacco purchase is one of the top reasons to visit a c-store
• Many smokers buy their cigarettes, cigars and tobacco in stores that...
Potential in EU law
VAPING is worth £16.4m in Scotland according to electronic cigarette brand Blu.
And with the £168m market across the UK showing 10% growth last year,...
Value is key to success
THE tobacco market has evolved over the last decade, as consumers reacted to rising duty and increasingly restrictive legislation.
Value at heart of category
Imperial Tobacco’s Duncan Cunningham offers his views on contemporary category trends
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,...
Flavour cards from Swan
Republic Technologies has rolled out a new flavour card solution for menthol fans
Variety is spice of life for RYO
Retailers can capitalise on the growing tobacco accessories market in Scotland by ensuring they offer shoppers lots of choice, reckons Republic Technologies UK.
Training is key to category success
Brands agree: knowledge vital to vaping customers
The birth of a vape nation
Current estimates from the UKVIA put the number of vaping stores in the UK at 2,000
Plug the gap with cigars
NPD aimed at small pack shopper
CIGARS could plug the gap left behind by smaller packs of cigarettes leaving the shelves, according to Scandinavian Tobacco...
Be prepared for the darkness
BY the time your customers pack up the last of the tinsel and make their way back to the office-hours life, just after the...









































