All Responsible Retailing articles – Page 5
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Promotional VideoHow to responsibly recycle single-use vapes
Not disposing of vape products properly is having a growing environmental impact, so how can retailers support their consumers to act responsibly on vape disposal? Find out how Phoenix 2 Retail and a registered waste management company are combating the issue.
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Features and analysisVape industry Code of Conduct unveiled by IBVTA
The code of conduct sets out agreed standards and behaviours to help voluntarily regulate the vape sector, including how products should be marketed and their names and flavours
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Features and analysisSuspended jail sentence and £125,000 fine for illicit vape trader
A former trader in Salford has received a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £125k after 55,000 counterfeit items were seized
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Features and analysisRetailer concern that generational ban will harm businesses
A survey, carried out by JTI, revealed that 86% of retailer are concerned about the impact of a generational tobacco ban on their business
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Features and analysisLack of targeted enforcement fuels youth vaping
New research shows more needs to be done to tackle irresponsible vape traders
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Dear JacWhat can you do if another retailer is selling illicit tobacco?
Seeing other retailers near you flaunting the laws can be frustrating but there are ways to tackle it
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Features and analysisOver £100,000 of illegal tobacco found in ‘James Bond style’ hiding places
Illegal and potentially dangerous tobacco, worth over £100,000, has been seized from retailers in Dewsbury following a joint operation by West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Trading Standards.
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Features and analysisIBVTA warns of ‘uncertain future’ for vape sector unless action is taken
The Independent British Vape Trade Association has set out five recommendations to tackle key challenges in the vaping sector
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Features and analysis27% of retailers fail vape test purchases
The data was sourced as part of Trading Standards’ Operation Joseph
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Features and analysis88Vape commits to plain packs to reduce appeal to children
The firm behind the move wants other suppliers to follow suit
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Features and analysisLaughing gas ban to come into force in November
Those found supplying nitrous oxide could face a sentence of up to 14 years
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Features and analysisGreater enforcement needed to tackle illicit vape trade
The Independent British Vape Trade Association has called for better enforcement to tackle the glut of illicit products on the market and under-age sales
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Features and analysis‘Licensing may be the answer to the vape problem'
Retailers believe that a license to sell vapes could be a viable solution to the issue of illicit sales
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OpinionNo room for complacency when it comes to responsible retailing
Retailers are leading the way when it comes to responsibility despite the huge pressure being placed on them, writes James Lowman of the ACS
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Features and analysis‘Education is key to a successful vape category’: Phoenix 2 Retail
Phoenix 2 Retail’s Chris Kelly discusses the challenges facing the sector and how retailers can remain responsible
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Features and analysisUK’s first PASS-approved digital ID card is set to be trialled in c-stores
The card can be accessed via a smartphone and used to verify age-related sales
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Features and analysisGovernment launches consultation on youth access to vape and tobacco products
The consultation seeks views on tackling the issue of youth access to vape and tobacco products
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Features and analysisResponsible Retailing Week returns for 2023
Responsible Retailing Week takes place 16-22 October
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Advice GuideUnderaged sales: how to stay responsible
Asking for identification can create stressful situations, however there are ways of avoiding conflict
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Features and analysisStrict new measures against tobacco and vape products proposed by PM
The tobacco and vape categories are under fire from the PM