Don’t give up on e-liquids

WHEN it comes to vaping enthusiasts, convenience stores are often losing out to both online stores and specialist vape shops according to Imperial Tobacco
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Make or break?

THE tobacco industry and tobacco retailers are used to dealing with regulation. Usually it’s just a case of getting on with things. But we’re now...

Demanding more from accessories

With more smokers in the post-EUTPDII market expected to shift to RYO, interest in accessories is on the rise.
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Imperial Brands launches Creamy Tobacco Blu vape pods

Nicotine products firm Imperial Brands has expanded its Blu Bar vapes range to a total 16 flavours with the addition of its new Creamy Tobacco variant.

E-options grow as give-up lines fall

Cigarette users turn to vaping ahead of patches E-CIGARETTES and vaping products have seen sales grow substantially in recent years. But the rise and...
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Tips for staff training

TOBACCO firms are pretty vocal about the need for retailers to improve category knowledge among staff, but what’s the best way to go about it?
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Vapour tales

JAC Vapour, a predominantly online-based e-cigarette company, has shared the results of a survey of the preferred flavours of over 3,000 of its customers. The...

JTI launches TPD2 plan

BIG changes come to tobacco manufacturing this May and major changes will affect tobacco retailers a year later thanks to the implementation of the...

Tobacco firm launches consumer pack info

AS plain packs which comply with rules governing cigarette and tobacco products in the UK after 20 May next year begin to appear in...
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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...
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Track and Trace is coming soon

JTI head of communications Mark Yexley explains what new tobacco rules will mean for convenience retailers
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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,...
JTI Logic Compact Intense range

More menthol pods

JTI has expanded the number of menthol options in its Logic Compact Intense range, offering consumers new alternatives in the wake of the menthol cigarette ban
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Value at the heart of new pack roll out

Accessories bundled in as JTI rolls out three-in-one packs for Kensitas Club and Holborn
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Retail focus is working out

Aquavape strategy is delivering results

November date for UKVIA day

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has announced a new date for its industry forum and dinner.