New hire is paving the way
Philip Morris Limited (PML) has named Duncan Cunningham as its new external affairs director, as the firm aims to improve access to its smoke-free range of products.
Margin call
For several years some argued that prominent use of PMPs on c-stores’ tobacco gantries gave convenience outlets an advantage over supermarkets, especially after large...
New prices and fresh packaging
IMPERIAL Tobacco has slashed prices across a range of its tobacco brands, in a move that the firm reckons will help retailers cater for the growing number of “value focused tobacco shoppers.”
Imperial sticks to value
Smokers are seeking value from the gantry and Imperial Tobacco reckons retailers should make the most of this with an effective RYO range of options.
Morrisons to increase wages
Supermarket giant Morrisons plans to increase its hourly pay rate for store staff to £8.20 an hour from a previous minimum of £6.83.
The £8.20...
Retailers square up to plain packs
As manufacturers cease production of small packs and PMPs store owners must develop a strategy for 12 months of huge tobacco change
TIME is officially...
Big hopes for small cigars
Aiming to capitalise on value for money trend
2016 was an especially bad year for cigar sales, according to IRI figures quoted by Scandinavian Tobacco...
Nine out of ten retailers NOT breaking law
In April a spate of newspaper and media stories suggested that almost nine out of ten retailers selling vaping products could be breaking the...
JTI pushes heated tobacco category
The experts from JTI UK have been highlighting some of the firm's alternative nicotine products such as the Ploom X heated tobacco device and Nordic Spirit nicotine pouches.
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...
A great response
The response of retailers to the tobacco retail display ban has been remarkable, meeting the challenge head-on with minimal disruption, reckons Andrew Miller, head of...
Vaping away the pain
The emerging CBD category has a new player, with the launch of Bliss CBD Co
Ways to cater to roll-you-own shoppers
As consumer demand for factory-made cigarette options continues to dwindle across Scotland, Republic Technologies explains how retailers can take advantage of the roll-your-own sector’s growth.
BAT unveils sustainable gantry
British American Tobacco has unveiled its new sustainable gantry tech to retailers across the UK following a pilot for the display in a Glasgow store.
Value sales are up in Scotland
Alastair Williams of STG UK talks cigar category trends, ranging and pricing in convenience
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...
