OCB Box

More to RYO than low price

HIGH levels of consumer demand for roll-your-own accessories is contributing to strong growth for the category.
JPS Players Benson & Hedges

Value remains key to tobacco

Value is the top trend across tobacco in 2022 as consumers seek out affordable brands and manufacturers react accordingly.

Bigger choice and bigger sales

Choice is driving growth in tobacco accessories
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...

Embracing the single life

RITMEESTER, the manufacturer behind the Royal Dutch cigars brand, has launched a single stick variant of its Panatella. Packed in outers of 20 at...
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Marlboro firm in new deal

TOBACCO firm Philip Morris, the company behind Marlboro and Chesterfield cigarettes, has appointed field marketing agency Cosine, to provide it with a dedicated field...

Cigar released at the double

SCANDINAVIAN Tobacco Group has launched a new dual filter cigarillo.
Different cigar brands

Cigars can be your Christmas cracker

Brands and format choice stars of the season
SKE's Crystal 4-in-1 vape device is offered with 16 flavours and an RRP of £12.99.

SKE says vape solution is Crystal-clear

Vape brand SKE has launched a reusable, multiple-pod system after the government announced a forthcoming ban on disposables.

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...

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...
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Auto system for the dark days

INTERESTED in an automated way of handling tobacco when the display ban comes into effect? Many Irish Republic outlets use automated systems that act as...

Taking back the power

The years leading up to and including 2015 will be recorded in tobacco  market history as those that witnessed regulatory developments including the full...
a man vapes outdoors

Online help to inform retailers

New online platform VapeWatch helps vaping traders keep on the right side of the law.

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.