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Training is key to category success

Brands agree: knowledge vital to vaping customers
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No smoke but plenty of fire for heat-not-burn

Philip Morris Limited, the firm behind heat-not-burn cigarette brand IQOS has suggested that increasing competition in the category has led to an acceleration in adoption, with more smokers making the switch to smoke free tobacco products.
Earlier this year, JTI expanded its Sterling offer with the launch of a new RYO SKU.

Value at heart of RYO performance

SCOTTISH shoppers are seeking value across categories and tobacco is no different, with roll your own one of the main beneficiaries of economising adult smokers.
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Time for c-stores to up their game

Growth figures point to untapped potential
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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,...
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Vaping can soar in store

As more and more adult smokers make the switch, opportunities open up for convenience retailers
KIK, the new range of disposable and re-chargeable electronic cigarettes marketed by Supreme Imports. The firm says the range provides a high-quality product at a competitive retail price.

E-cigs ready for take-off? Firms in marketing drive

With decisions on product licensing announced the way is clear for brands to invest and develop for the long term ELECTRONIC cigarettes have been around...
STG UK offers advice to help grow the cigar and cigarillo segments in the store.

Provide options across cigars

The cigar category offers convenience store retailers plenty of chances to bring in some extra sales, reckons Scandinavian Tobacco Group.

Rates relief to be lifted from vape shops

The Scottish Government has announced its plans to lift the business rates relief discounts on vape stores across Scotland from April 2027.
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Top tips to boost profits

The tobacco accessories category in Scotland is worth £31.4 million and continues to show year-on-year growth of 4.7%, according to IRI data.
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Economy drives category sales

Consumers seeking value across tobacco

Let the force be with you

Tobacco firm says reps and its online advice service are more important than ever since the shutters came down For tobacco firm JTI, brand owner of...

NPD has hemp at its heart

IMPERIAL Tobacco has expanded its Rizla range of cigarette papers with the launch of Rizla Natura.
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Roll your own way

ROLL-YOUR-OWN tobacco sales are booming and for British American Tobacco it isn’t all about the cost. “For a long time RYO was an option for...
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JTI launches pouch nicotine brand in UK

Something to chew on
Eve Peters and Anand Cheema kickstarted the SGF’s new pilot in Cheema’s store Costcutter – Fresh in Falkirk.

SGF and Elfbar unveil vapes recycling campaign

Vapes maker Elfbar and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have announced the free provision of 1,000 co-branded in-store recycling bins to SGF members.