Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year
Scottish Grocer has been catching up with Chris Cobb at KeyStore Express Cults, which was named Tobacco Retailer of the Year at our 2023 awards thanks in part to its customer-first mentality and willingness to adapt to change.
Cigars ready to play in the dark
AS they take up relatively little space in tobacco gantries at present, could cigars suffer substantially once the display ban is implemented?
Well some of...
Timeless look for cigar brand revealed
JTI is introducing new pack designs and formats across the Hamlet range, drawing on the heritage of the brand.
Rotational designs on selected SKUs will...
Still to master the details
ALTHOUGH many retailers say they are aware of tobacco manufacturing and retailing regulation changes that result from the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) they...
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.”
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...
Rolling out the river
It's a new year, new look for Imperial Tobacco RYO brand Riverstone, which has rolled out a new design.
Flavours for dinner
Vape Dinner Lady has expanded its range with the launch of two new e-liquids.
Tobacco giant aims to help retailers through changes
Imperial continues with legal action but says ‘be prepared’
Imperial Tobacco is launching Partnering for Success, a project designed to give retailers information and guidance...
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...
Revamp for disposables
Geek Bar has revamped one of its vape ranges as part of wider plans to increase its market share in the UK.
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...
Value in the dark
THE arrival of the display ban means consumers may ask for the cheapest tobacco product, not the second cheapest, so it’s imperative for retailers...
Don’t give up on e-liquids
WHEN it comes to vaping enthusiasts, convenience stores are often losing out to both online stores and specialist vape shops according to Imperial Tobacco
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...
Flavour cards from Swan
Republic Technologies has rolled out a new flavour card solution for menthol fans
