Tobacco giant aims to help retailers through changes

Imperial continues with legal action but says ‘be prepared’ Imperial Tobacco is launching Partnering for Success, a project designed to give retailers information and guidance...
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Low price still gaining ground

Further growth for value brands predicted
JTI has tips to help to push emerging subcategories across the tobacco channel.

Flavours are key in heated tobacco

Taking advantage of emerging trends across any category can present retailers with a lot of questions and this can be doubly so for tobacco.
vaping shop display

Vaping display of ignorance

Some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged people would be hindered from quitting smoking if Holyrood goes ahead with plans to ban vaping product displays in shops.

Driving growth through value

Kensitas Club success breeds confidence says McCaffery
Blu retailer

Training is key to category success

Brands agree: knowledge vital to vaping customers

Aquavape displays recycling responsibility

As the recycling of disposable vapes becomes a hot topic in Scotland, Aquavape has set out to dismay these fears with its new recyclable range of disposables.
Juul menthols

Menthol for the masses

Vaping brand Juul has launched a new menthol flavoured pod.
The IQOS Iluma, from Philip Morris Limited, is available in a range of colours and devices.

IQOS Iluma ‘is future of tobacco now’

Philip Morris Limited has been highlighting its 'heat not burn' IQOS Iluma as an alternative to traditional tobacco options and vapes.
a person stocks the shelves of a vape store

Vaping sector boosts economy according to study

The UK’s fast-growing vaping sector is a multi-billion-pound industry supporting nearly 18,000 full-time equivalent workers and raking in hundreds of millions for the taxman.

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.
STG UK cigars

Lockdown lifts cigar sales

Category has done well as coronavirus measures affect consumer behaviour

Disposable responsibility from Phillip Morris

Phillip Morris Limited has launched a new range of disposable vape devices that the firm reckons will appeal to smokers that are seeking a better option.
The VIP Photon Tank is popular among C1 males in single person households.

VIP finds who vapes what

E-CIG company VIP has studied its users to get a clearer insight into who uses its products. The research shows that all VIP users have...

Growth there for the taking

Cigar manufacturer STG UK spies opportunity in convenience

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)