Swan’s packaging is feeling groovy

SWAN, the RYO filters and papers specialist, is celebrating its 130th anniversary with a range of limited-edition packaging. The pop-art designs are available on Slim...

Positive sales in Scotland

Tobacco accessories represent a major opportunity for c-store retailers, according to recent IRI data, which recorded one year value sales of almost £29 million per annum in Scotland
Zahid Iqbal's Day-Today Drylaw store in Edinburgh was named Vaping Retailer of the Year at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023.

Awards Profile – Vaping Retailer of the Year

Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Day-Today Drylaw owner Zahid Iqbal – after he won the Vaping Retailer of the Year category at the Scottish Grocer Awards 2023 – to find out how he is preparing for the incoming ban on disposable devices.

JTI launches TPD2 plan

BIG changes come to tobacco manufacturing this May and major changes will affect tobacco retailers a year later thanks to the implementation of the...

Revisiting pouch displays

Maximum space and minimum fuss are two of the key benefits that nicotine pouches can offer convenience retailers, according to Zyn.
Juul products

Headroom still there in vaping

Multiples are growing at a faster rate
L&B Blue filters

Low price still gaining ground

Further growth for value brands predicted

Still a time to innovate

WITH major changes likely but still being challenged Britain’s tobacco giants are pursuing a twin-track marketing and advisory strategy with their retailer customers. Both Imperial...

JTI takes NAS

JAPAN Tobaco Inc, the giant tobacco company that owns Benson & Hedges, Mayfair, Amber Leaf and many other brands has acquired the Natural American...
IVG Smart 5500 devices lined up in a colourful range.

IVG unveils innovative new vape devices

British vape brand IVG has unveiled its latest piece of innovation in the vaping category with its new IVG Smart 5500 devices.
a person stocks the shelves of a vape store

Vaping sector boosts economy according to study

The UK’s fast-growing vaping sector is a multi-billion-pound industry supporting nearly 18,000 full-time equivalent workers and raking in hundreds of millions for the taxman.
Scottish Grocers' Federation chief executive Pete Cheema.

Concern over illicit vape sales inaction

A new study has highlighted a shocking lack of targeted enforcement action against rogue vape traders across 11 major UK cities, including Glasgow.
Alastair Williams

Good growth in small packages

Unlike confectionery and crisps, where large packs are gaining ground, smaller seems to be better when it comes to cigar category growth.

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.
The UKVIA has teamed with Smoke Free to encourage smokers to switch to vapes.

Cessation and more regulation

THE UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), the largest trade body representing the vaping sector in the UK, has joined forces with smoking cessation app Smoke Free.

Plain packs and a sugar tax hit

The UK is told to break away from the European Union, the National Living Wage takes off, and minimum pricing gets the OK IN January,...