Education ‘will help smokers to switch’
Educating both consumers and retailers about nicotine alternatives to smoking is key to enabling adult tobacco consumers to make the switch, reckons vape brand IVG.
Swan is on a roll with NPD
REPUBLIC Technologies has announced what is being touted as the biggest ever NPD programme for the firm.
Watch for developing market
SCOTLAND’S RYO accessories market was worth £25.6m in 2016, according to IRI data quoted by Rebublic Technologies.
The key to increasing sales, says the company,...
New ways to accessorise
THE roll-your-own tobacco accessories market is continuing to perform well, despite changing market conditions driven by legislative changes and the emergence of new sectors,...
Plain sales ahead
Standardised packs of tobacco products, more commonly known as plain packs, are now making their way into UK convenience stores and other tobacco retailers....
Scoring a bullseye?
RYO tobacco accessories firm Republic Technologies stepped up to the oche in the spring when it announced that its recently launched Swan Ultra Slim...
Stepping into convenience
Vapouriz Group has entered the convenience category with the launch of its first shop within a shop format .
Cigar sales up in Scotland
STG figures reveal category growth
A growing option – essential e-cigs
E-CIGARETTES have been around for some time but sales seem to have taken off in recent months.
Kits and products vary but essentially they’re designed...
Marlboro makeover
TOBACCO firm Philip Morris has unveiled new pack designs for Marlboro, the UK’s number one premium cigarette brand. Marlboro Red, Gold, Silver Blue, Ice...
Covering the roll-your-own demands
Republic Technologies UK has advice for convenience retailers on ways to meed the demands of customers in the roll-your-own tobacco accessories category.
New man in place at Imperial
Oliver Kutz has been appointed as general manager for Imperial Tobacco in UK & Ireland.
Provide options across cigars
The cigar category offers convenience store retailers plenty of chances to bring in some extra sales, reckons Scandinavian Tobacco Group.
Valuable insights to bring value in stores
Retailers urged to stock budget-friendly tobacco products
Embassy range change
Imperial Tobacco has extended its Embassy Signature range with the roll out of a new Gold Superkings variant
E-cigs turn up the options
More players are entering the electronic cigarettes market and new developments are increasingly frequent
ELECTRONIC cigarettes have provided one of the fastest-growing categories in c-store...







































