Ban countdown begins
TOBACCO gantry screens are going up in small shops all over Scotland as the date of the enactment of the tobacco display ban, 6...
Papers added to the 25 – Golden Virginia launch
IMPERIAL Tobacco has launched its roll-your-own tobaccos Golden Virginia Classic and GV Smooth in new 25g packs with cut-corner cigarette papers.
The firm said the...
Incentives on the up, study claims
Increase in retailer rewards found in wake of tobacco display ban
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...
Concern over vapes debate
Vaping industry and convenience channel bosses are calling for a measured approach over planned legislation outlined in the King’s Speech and by politicians at Holyrood.
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...
Paper and tips for L&B RYO
Imperial Tobacco has launched two new formats and a limited-edition design for its Lambert & Butler Roll Your Own range
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...
Vaping as standard
E-cigarettes and vaping equipment are to have their own product safety standard in a bid to prevent unsafe products being sold in the UK.
The products...
Fight goes on against plain packaging
AS reported in Scottish Grocer, proposed moves to plain packs for tobacco products (or standardised packaging as it’s often called) no longer appears...
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...
Big distribution for mini Logic
Compact is coming to convenience .
Not much room for manoeuvre
SPRING’S flurry of tobacco regulations – from plain packaging to minimum pack sizes – appear to be hitting revenues at stores across Scotland, but what can be done to shore up sales?
Launch of new kingmaker
REPUBLIC Technologies is aiming to tap into the £1.9m tubing market with the launch of Swan Kingsize Cigarette Tubes.
The company has revealed two new...
NY NY for 100th birthday
INTERNATIONALLY distributed cigarette brand Camel is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the centenary JTI is launching a series of limited-edition packs...
New face for e-cig campaign
BLU eCigs UK has recruited model and DJ Zara Martin as the face of its new campaign, Taste the Summer.
The initiative forms part of...
