Bagging more sales with a strong offer
Nicotine pouches are a relatively new innovation in the UK market, providing yet another alternative for smokers looking to quit.
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.
Still plenty of room to grow
Around 8% of UK adults now vape
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.
More to choose from
Juul has revamped its e-liquid pods .
A boon to smugglers?
3% extra rise in duty for rolling tobacco ‘step in the wrong direction’
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has been strongly criticised for potentially lending a helping hand...
Value at heart of category
Imperial Tobacco’s Duncan Cunningham offers his views on contemporary category trends
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Scottish Grocer showcases some new products that convenience store retailers might want to consider stocking to drive up sales.
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...
Health body is studying vape harm
Vaping made headlines for all the wrong reasons towards the end of 2019.
BAT moves forward with a new vigour following disposable ban
Susanna de Lesu delivers solutions from BAT following on from the disposable vape ban to help reassure retailer customers.
C-stores identified as a vaping growth area
INDEPENDENT c-stores are vital to the future of the category and pose one of the greatest growth opportunities for e-cigarettes, says Martin Miller, global...
Miniature cigar sales gain momentum
Convenience retailers could be losing out when it comes to their cigar range, leaving
supermarkets to the lion’s share of category sales.
New pressure from home and abroad
Euro rules, another push for plain packs and the coming small store cover-up play into the hands of crime bosses but make it all...
Rolling up the extra sales
THE roll-your-own RYO filter tips and papers market is showing strong growth as increasing numbers of smokers opt for the value, choice and flavour...
Giving up on the gantry
Once a rare sight, vending machines and other tobacco-dispensing technologies are beginning to appear all across Scotland.
IN the months prior to and following the...








































