Cigarillos selling well
PERFORMANCE in the cigar category may be fairly static, but the cigarillos segment is posting solid growth, according STG UK.
Fruits of invention
ELECTRONIC cigarette and systems supplier Diamond Mist now has more than 50 flavours in its e-liquid range, everything from mango to mint choc chip,...
Time to clear the air
The Health (Scotland) Act 2016 brought in a number of restrictions around the promotion and sale of nicotine vapour products with penalties for those...
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...
Lost Mary launches first high puff vape device
Vaping brand Lost Mary has unveiled its first high puff count device for the UK market with its new rechargeable BM6000 range of vapes.
Aquavape has big ambitions
Vaping brand Aquavape has big ambitions for 2020, with the goal of expanding its footprint across the UK.
Imperial Brands offers tobacco accessories advice
Imperial Brands reckons there are 4.5million roll-your-own smokers in the UK and the firm has been offering advice on how convenience retailers can make the most of the substantial sales opportunity.
Giving up on the gantry
Once a rare sight, vending machines and other tobacco-dispensing technologies are beginning to appear all across Scotland.
IN the months prior to and following the...
Make the most of value items
As shoppers increasingly look for products that provide value for money, Imperial Tobacco says it is now seeing a significant rise in the sale of roll your own (RYO) products.
Plain packs set for court battle
Tobacco firms have vowed to take legal action against new plain packaging regulations.
The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation that would see...
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...
Twin track market
THE cigar category currently valued by Symphony IRI at £234.5m still presents an important sales opportunity for retailers who stock tobacco products.
That’s the view...
Court hears plain packs challenge
Tobacco giants in 11th-hour effort to head off standardised packaging
SIX months ahead of the intended beginning of procedures to introduce standardised packaging of tobacco...
E-cigs group slams train service bans
Major transport companies rule out electronic cigarettes on board as market competition intensifies
THE electronic cigarette market looks set to hot up as one of...
Doctors back vaping option
E-CIGARETTES could potentially save millions of lives, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians.
The leading medical body says that...
Retailers miss out on sales boost says JTI
THE majority of retailers are failing to take advantage of an increase in cigar sales over the Christmas period, according to tobacco giant JTI.
The...
