All Responsible Retailing articles – Page 9
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco worth €73m seized in Belgium
The illicit cigarettes and cut tobacco were destined for the UK market
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Features and analysisHigh street retailers urged to crack down on underage vape sales
Under-age sales of disposable vape products are more likely to happen in stores than online
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Features and analysisUKVIA: Up to 60% of disposable vapes in the UK are illicit
The UKVIA estimates that as much as 60% of disposable vapes in the UK are either non-compliant or counterfeit
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Features and analysis£40,000 of illicit vape products seized in West Yorkshire
The operation took place in response to recent increases in the sale of illegal vapes in the West Yorkshire area
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Features and analysisRetailer fined £1,000 for selling illicit tobacco
A retailer in Durham has been ordered to pay over £1,000 after counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco were found in her shop
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Dear JacCan I refuse to sell alcohol to a sober customer?
What are your rights if someone asks you not to sell alcohol to a family member regardless of their sobriety?
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Advice GuideHow to keep staff safe in your store
The National Business Crime Centre has launched a series of videos to help shopworkers remain safe
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Features and analysisIllegal cigarettes found at four shops in West Sussex
The store owners in Worthing and Bognor Regis face prosecution
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Features and analysisElf Bar halts illicit vape haul
Elf Bar has intercepted over a million fake vape products bearing its product names, the majority of which was headed for the UK market
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Features and analysisUnderage vaping on the rise
The percentage of children vaping has risen from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022, new research from YouGov and ASH has revealed
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Features and analysisRetailer fined £6,000 for stocking 14,000 illicit cigarettes
The North West London retailer had already been prosecuted twice
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Features and analysisFree online training to tackle underage sales and proxy purchasing
Free online training is available to retailers to help them prevent underage sales and proxy purchases
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Features and analysisOver a third of c-stores in England want to quit cigarettes
35% of c-store retailers would like to go smoke free, according Philip Morris research
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Features and analysisIllicit cigarettes cost the UK £2.7bn in 2021
Illicit trade accounts for almost one-in five cigarettes consumed in the UK, according to new research from KPMG and Philip Morris International
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Features and analysisGeek Bar develops vape supply chain charter
Geek Bar has published a supply chain charter to protect against non-compliant and fake products in the UK
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Features and analysisLincolnshire stores issued with Closure Orders following illicit tobacco seizure
Two stores in Lincolnshire have been issued with Closure Orders following the discovery of illicit tobacco by Trading Standards officers
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Promotional FeatureHow retailers can access support for workplace incidents
Without the right support, retailers involved in or witnessing incidents in the workplace could experience significant trauma. One retailer explains how he accessed support for himself and his staff following a workplace incident.
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Products In DepthStubbing out the illicit tobacco and vaping trade
How retailers, authorities and suppliers are coming together to stem lost sales
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Features and analysisIncreased minimum age of sale for tobacco and retailer licences proposed to cut smoking rates
A report into smoking in England has suggested measures such as increasing the legal age to buy tobacco, raising duties on the category and introducing sales licences
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Features and analysisProgress made on underage drinking by Community Alcohol Partnerships
Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) has reported “substantial reductions” in children’s drinking, anti-social behaviour and underage sales in areas where it has created local partnerships