Category heating up
Reporting a jump of 270% sales in the category in the previous 12 months, JTI has entered the UK heated tobacco market.
Awards Profile – Tobacco Retailer of the Year
At Mace, Edinburgh, retailer Mumtaz Ali was faced with turbulent trading conditions, but he’s more than managed to weather the storm and things have picked up again.
UK vapers ‘blindsided’ by new duty charges
The UKVIA has found that half of UK vapers have no knowledge about the incoming Vaping Products Duty which comes into effect on 1 October.
New man in place at Imperial
Oliver Kutz has been appointed as general manager for Imperial Tobacco in UK & Ireland.
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.
Research finds e-cigs users up
THE percentage of people in Britain who use e-cigarettes or vaping products has edged up to almost 7%, a result that is well ahead...
Marlboro adds to the range
GIANT brand Marlboro is now available in the UK in more formats than ever, including RYO and capsule cigarette lines.
RYO has seen several years...
Euro rules to see end of 10s
IF standardised packaging isn’t given the go-ahead in the UK (or by possible separate legislation in Scotland) tobacco packs will still change considerably in...
Millions board the e-cig train
Growing numbers want simple options
JTI appoints new general manager for the UK
Nicotine products firm JTI UK has appointed Stephane Berset has its new UK general manager, who will oversee new incoming legislation for the country.
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...
A great response
The response of retailers to the tobacco retail display ban has been remarkable, meeting the challenge head-on with minimal disruption, reckons Andrew Miller, head of...
Taking stock of cigars in 2022
IN some ways, cigars were fairly consistent over the last year, but there are also shoots of growth within the category that convenience retailers should know about.
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...
Golden Virginia goes into limited tin
AHEAD of last month’s changes, which restricted manufactures to producing tobacco in standardised packaging, Imperial Tobacco launched limited-edition 50g tins of RYO tobacco Golden...
Adults turn to c-stores in lockdown
Tobacco sales in UK convenience stores have been on the rise under lockdown, according to Bestway Wholesale.
