Tobacco shoppers roll up for good value

A good value selection is where the future of the tobacco industry lies as more consumers seek out new ways to save on some cash.
The UKVIA has teamed with Smoke Free to encourage smokers to switch to vapes.

Call to do more on illicit trade

Geek Bar has urged Trading Standards services across the UK to do more to tackle rogue traders selling illicit disposable vapes.

Be prepared for the darkness

BY the time your customers pack up the last of the tinsel and make their way back to the office-hours life, just after the...

Sell through branded now

Implementation date approaches and, for many retailers, changes to tobacco  retailing regulations that will apply when EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) comes into force...
e-cigarettes

Twin tracks from the powers that be

HOW will electronic cigarettes be regulated? Last year the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said e-cigarettes in the UK would be subject to licensing...
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Consulation ends on plain packs

Proposals on plain packaging only good for smugglers, retailers warn RETAILERS and tobacco firms have told the government a proposed ban on cigarette branding will...

Concern over illicit tobacco

STANDARDISED packs have now entered circulation and the deadline for selling off-branded products looms, but could this cause a boom in illicit sales? Tobacco firms...
STG UK cigars

Lockdown lifts cigar sales

Category has done well as coronavirus measures affect consumer behaviour
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Top tips to boost profits

The tobacco accessories category in Scotland is worth £31.4 million and continues to show year-on-year growth of 4.7%, according to IRI data.
BLU eCigs UK

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...
Napouriz now offers Double Drip in pods.

Capitalising on demand

PANDEMIC trends touched on just about every category in the convenience channel, and vaping was no exception.

Sales are going up in smoke

MORE than half of all convenience stores are missing out on tobacco sales because they aren’t giving consumers the guidance they need

Rolling out 88 vape offers

CORE Group, the new field sales and distribution partner for e-liquid brand 88vape, has unveiled new deals exclusive to independent convenience retailers and forecourts.

Accessories buoyant

Despite recent changes to  tobacco retailing regulations, Scotland’s £25.2m RYO accessories market remains buoyant, with filter tips among the best-performing products, says accessories suppliers...
Pack shots of Creamy Tobacco Blu pods.

Imperial Brands launches Creamy Tobacco Blu vape pods

Nicotine products firm Imperial Brands has expanded its Blu Bar vapes range to a total 16 flavours with the addition of its new Creamy Tobacco variant.
Henri Wintermans, Moments 10 and Signature cigar packets

Keeping an open mind

THE rise of vaping has, if nothing else, proved that consumers are willing to experiment when it comes to their nicotine products