Vaping – particularly when it comes to retail in the UK – has never been more of a hot topic. Our latest podcast looks at how it is fluctuating wildly as a result of things like changes in legislation, challenges from the black market, health issues and more are continuing to affect convenience retailers – and also how the industry might develop and respond.

Our guests are

  • Budgens retailer Sid Sidhu, who has long been a contact in the industry for the wider market, as well as for the government.
  • Marcus Saxton, CEO of the Totally Wicked chain of specialist vape shops and also Chair of the Independent British Vape Trade Association
  • Ed Heaver, CEO at Serve Legal, a firm which offers retailers a chance to demonstrate due diligence and responsible retailing when they sell age restricted products such as vapes, who is himself also a former retailer and publican.

Topics discussed include the recent disposables ban, a look at how the upcoming Tobacco & Vapes bill might affect convenience, concerns about the green claims of longer life vapes and the threat of the growth in black market trading. 

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