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Highlighting the illicit trade threat

TOBACCO firms have been continuing work to highlight the amount and effects of illicit tobacco trading. Imperial Tobacco launched the second phase of its anti-illicit...

New Start for tobacco sales

IMPERIAL Tobacco has begun distributing Start packs to retailers to keep them updated with the latest legislative and tobacco category information. Sophie Hogg, head of...
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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.
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Smokers are still seeking out value tobacco brands

The growing dominance of value tobacco brands has been the category’s key trend for some time now, and could intensify further this winter as adult smokers grapple with the cost-of-living crisis.

Business as usual say tobacco firms

BACK in June, just a few months into the tobacco display ban, Scottish Grocer found that some Scottish retailers had spotted opportunities to manage...
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Adults turn to c-stores in lockdown

Tobacco sales in UK convenience stores have been on the rise under lockdown, according to Bestway Wholesale.

Extra choice for RYO smokers

THE Cutters Choice RYO brand is expanding and brand owner British American Tobacco is also launching a new cigarettes line. Last month Cutters Choice...
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Evolution in the vaping category

Carrying the right range of vaping products is crucial to category success in the convenience channel, according to supplier and manufacturer Aquavape.

Aquavape displays recycling responsibility

As the recycling of disposable vapes becomes a hot topic in Scotland, Aquavape has set out to dismay these fears with its new recyclable range of disposables.
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Retail focus is working out

Aquavape strategy is delivering results

Fight goes on against plain packaging

AS reported in Scottish Grocer, proposed moves to plain packs for tobacco products (or standardised packaging as it’s often called) no longer appears...

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,...

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...

Hot tips for RYO profit

THE growth in the RYO tobacco market brings extra opportunities for retailers to sell smoking accessories and one of Britain’s biggest accessories suppliers says...

Darkness arrives

SCOTLAND’S small stores must comply with the regulations of the tobacco display ban from 6 April. Many shops have introduced shutters or other compliant systems...
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Rolling out the river

It's a new year, new look for Imperial Tobacco RYO brand Riverstone, which has rolled out a new design.