New lines boosting category sales
THE booming RYO market includes not just the tobacco itself but also growing lines of RYO accessories that provide strong margins for retailers, says...
Retail focus is working out
Aquavape strategy is delivering results
Value segment is key to success
THE cost of living squeeze is here and consumers are feeling the pinch, so it should come as no surprise that lower price-point brands are driving tobacco volume sales.
Big-selling value brand adds menthol option
JTI is extending its Sovereign range with the launch of Sovereign Menthol Superkings.
The firm says the launch is in response to an increase in...
Positive sales in Scotland
Tobacco accessories represent a major opportunity for c-store retailers, according to recent IRI data, which recorded one year value sales of almost £29 million per annum in Scotland
Roll your own way
ROLL-YOUR-OWN tobacco sales are booming and for British American Tobacco it isn’t all about the cost.
“For a long time RYO was an option for...
Plain packs hit c-store shelves
PLAIN packs, the new style of cigarettes boxes that follow standardised packaging rules set by UK authorities, and other regulations required by the European...
JTI shakes up the field sales force
JTI has overhauled its field sales force in the biggest shake up for the team in decades.
Vaping away the pain
The emerging CBD category has a new player, with the launch of Bliss CBD Co
Vapers grow to over 2m
Nearly two-thirds of e-cig users are tobacco smokers
One third are former smokers, up on previous years
ANTI-smoking charity, Ash (Action on Smoking and Health)...
Value is key to success
THE tobacco market has evolved over the last decade, as consumers reacted to rising duty and increasingly restrictive legislation.
Menthol ban is coming
From 20 May, the sale of menthol cigarettes will be prohibited in the UK
Taking stock of e-cigs
The UK vaping market continues its stratospheric rise in popularity
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 firm in new deal
TOBACCO firm Philip Morris, the company behind Marlboro and Chesterfield cigarettes, has appointed field marketing agency Cosine, to provide it with a dedicated field...
Recapturing volume sales
Convenience retailers are falling behind their supermarket competition when it comes to cigar sales in Scotland.
