Tobacco Insight
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Features and analysisGovernment votes in favour of Tobacco and Vapes Bill
In its Second Reading in Parliament, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed by 383 votes to 67
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Features and analysisRetailers face on-the-spot fines for underage sales under new Tobacco and Vape Bill
The new bill is part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to “create a smokefree generation”
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Features and analysisA break-in won’t break Enham Village Stores
Leslie Francis explains how she is raising awareness of crime to support other retailers
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Features and analysisGovernment outlines plans to tackle illicit tobacco trade
The government has unveiled a new strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco trade
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Features and analysisShock inflation increase led by rising tobacco and alcohol prices
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 4.0% in the 12 months to December 2023
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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
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Features and analysisGovernment consults on anti-smoking messaging inside tobacco products
The inserts would be placed inside the packaging of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco
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Features and analysisVaping body sounds alarm bells over Scottish government’s e-cig review
UKVIA has accused the consultation of being “merely a box-ticking exercise”
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Features and analysisPhilip Morris appoints new director of commercial operations
John Rennie has been with the business for nearly 14 years
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Features and analysisAlmost two thirds of adults think buying illegal tobacco is “understandable”
The results are from a poll commissioned by Forest
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Features and analysisBooker withdraws Elf Bar’s Lost Mary BM600 disposable vapes
The wholesaler withdrew Elf Bar 600 products earlier this month
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Features and analysisC-stores slam Labour’s proposal to consult on cigarette sales ban
Retailers fear a ban on selling cigarettes could fuel the illicit trade
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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 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 analysisTrading Standards teams increase illicit tobacco investigations
Blackpool Trading Standards has quadrupled visits to stores to check for illicit tobacco
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Features and analysisIllicit tobacco purchased by 71% of UK smokers
Research by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association found that 71% of consumers bought illicit tobacco over the past year
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Features and analysisJTI overhauls field sales team
JTI expects the new approach to provide more relevant insight to independent retailers from the field sales team
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Features and analysisWalsall retailer fined following illicit tobacco discovery
Trading Standards Officers seized 6,000 illegal cigarettes and over 1kg of illicit hand-rolling tobacco
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Features and analysisOne in four smokers set to explore smoke-free options in 2022
Research carried out by Lake Research on behalf of Philip Morris Limited found that 26% of smokers would explore smoke-free options this year
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Features and analysisPhilip Morris cigarette ban proposal hit by lobby groups
Lobby group Forest warned that banning cigarettes in the UK will fuel the illicit trade.