Vape brand has eyes on prize
Juul spies opportunity in Scotland .
Expect change
In the early days of e-cigarettes and vaping it seemed important for products to resemble traditional smoking. Now we have a much more complex...
Training is key to category success
Brands agree: knowledge vital to vaping customers
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...
Headroom still there in vaping
Multiples are growing at a faster rate
Morrisons to increase wages
Supermarket giant Morrisons plans to increase its hourly pay rate for store staff to £8.20 an hour from a previous minimum of £6.83.
The £8.20...
Switching smokers
RYO tobacco has been one of the most buoyant segments of the tobacco market for some time. As we head to the dark market...
Roll your more
RYO tobacco has been growing fast and tobacco companies have been busy with new product development. But do RYO shoppers buy more than tobacco...
Stuck with illegal stock
Data suggests retailers left with tobacco stock they can’t sell
THOUSANDS of retailers may have been left with tobacco stock it is now illegal for...
Low price still gaining ground
Further growth for value brands predicted
Mighty miniatures drive performance
Miniatures continue to make up the bulk of the cigar category in Scotland, according to the latest data from Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK (STG UK)
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...
Two times cool capsules
AN important UK tobacco market development in recent years has been the growth of capsule cigarette sales to take more than 5% of the...
Imperial Tobacco pushes RYO accessories
Imperial Tobacco's Tom Gully has been explaining how convenience retailers can drive roll your own sales by stocking a wide range of accessories.
Get on top of your cigars
Scandinavian Tobacco Group’s Jens Christiansen sets out his view of the cigar category in convenience stores
Menthol is up in smoke this May
This spring will see a ban on menthol cigarettes come into force, but what does it mean for c-store retailers?
