Moving closer to a year of change

IT’S a product category that has already been subject to shedloads of outside-influenced change and regulation but tobacco looks set for a great deal...

Court battle ahead over plain packs vote

TOBACCO firms have confirmed they will be taking legal action against new plain packaging regulations. Yesterday, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of...
Embassy Signature new crush packs

Embassay adds new crush variant

IMPERIAL Tobacco has expanded its Embassy Signature range with the launch of a New Crush variant.

Convenient deals for Vapouriz

New Vapouriz agreements with Nisa and Bestway .
refillable kits

E-cigs turn up the options

More players are entering the electronic cigarettes market and new developments are increasingly frequent ELECTRONIC cigarettes have provided one of the fastest-growing categories in c-store...
Mumtaz Ali and his wife have won Tobacco Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards for two years running.

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.
Aquios water-based vapes

A ‘world first’ water vape

Aquios Labs has launched what it claims is a world first in the vaping category.
papers

Much more than an after thought

Sales of tobacco accessories continue to grow in Scotland, with retailers urged to take note
Duncan Cunningham, Imperial Tobacco

Shift to value is an opportunity

A shift towards lower priced tobacco has been one of the key category trends for a number of years now, but how has this affected the performance of tobacco accessories in convenience?
Juul at United Wholesale

Juul expands its retail reach

Scottish retailers can now get their hands on Juul vaping products across United Wholesale Scotland’s depots

E-cig laws an ‘opporunity’

EUTPD regulations will improve market for convenience retailers, predicts e-cig producer THE e-cigarettes market is about to get much simpler. That’s the view of manufacturer...

New look for tobacco pack

Tobacco company Philip Morris Limited has made over the packs in its Chesterfield range. The new design for Chesterfield Red, Blue and Menthol packs features...

Whitebox Cocktails rolls on new flavours

Whitebox Cocktails has grown its range of ready-to-drink variants with the launch of three new and unique cocktail drinks.
7stripe electronic cigarettes

Looking to ‘stripe’ a deal with c-stores

A new electronic cigarette brand, 7stripe, has been launched in the UK. 7stripe electronic cigarettes are said by the brand owner to be aimed at...

E-options grow as give-up lines fall

Cigarette users turn to vaping ahead of patches E-CIGARETTES and vaping products have seen sales grow substantially in recent years. But the rise and...
Imperial Brands consumer marketing director UK & Ireland Yawer Rasool highlighted the importance of flavour cards and combi papers.

Imperial Brands offers tobacco accessories advice

Imperial Brands reckons there are 4.5million roll-your-own smokers in the UK and the firm has been offering advice on how convenience retailers can make the most of the substantial sales opportunity.