Tobacco – Page 12
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British American Tobacco boss Barry Cann steps behind the counter
British American Tobacco’s head of trade Barry Cann spends a day at McColl’s Notting Hill store in London to get a taste of working on the front line.
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U-turn on plain packs puts tobacco display ban plan in doubt
The government's apparent resurrection of plans to impose plain packaging for tobacco products is likely to result in a scrapping or, at the very least, a softening of plans for a UK-wide display ban, Convenience Store has learned.
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Product NewsHamlet cigar brand freshened up
JTI’s Hamlet cigar brand has been given a fresh new look ahead of the key Christmas sales period.
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Product NewsTobacco display ban to be delayed
The implementation of the tobacco display ban is likely to be delayed by a year, C-Store has learned
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VAT rise reduces appeal of pricemarked packs
Retailers are wary of stocking price-marked packs in the run-up to January's VAT rise, a survey of C-Store readers shows
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Illicit tobacco traders get the boot
Thousands of illegally-imported cigarettes and large quantities of rolling tobacco were seized from traders during a HMRC blitz on one of Wolverhampton's largest car boot sales last week. Traders at the 'Rabbit Run' car boot sale were...
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Get ready, get set, go: Booker luanches new price-fighting hand-rolling tobacco
Booker has launched a new price-fighting hand-rolling tobacco under its Red Band brand. The new line, which is available in 25g and 12.5g sizes pricemarked at £5,45 and £2.75 respectively, features some of the lowest rrps in the rolling...
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A price-fighting rolling tobacco from Booker
Booker has launched a new price-fighting hand-rolling tobacco under its Red Band brand
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Calls grow to bin Scottish display ban
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish government to rethink its plans for a tobacco display ban after an overwhelming number of retailers, trade bodies and even local councils responded to the official consultation with serious concerns.
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Tobacco summit tackles illicit trade
The UK's first-ever large-scale summit on how to reduce the supply and consumption of smuggled and counterfeit tobacco was held in Perth last week without representation from tobacco manufacturers, who were barred.
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Tobacco display: The fight goes on
Retailers across the UK are facing the prospect of increased costs and reduced service levels – unless we can stop the display ban going ahead
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A tobacco room with a view or two
JTI is helping retailers make the most of tobacco with a programme of seminars and a new-look tobacco room at BA Cash & Carry in Cardiff
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RYO on a roll thanks to recession
Sales of roll-your-own tobacco (RYO) through UK stores have passed the £1bn mark this year, up 19% on 2009, as cash-strapped smokers continued to trade down though the price sectors.
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Your last chance to save tobacco gantries
Convenience Store readers have a final chance to avoid losing hundreds of pounds in alterations to their tobacco gantries and reduced service levels for customers – all for the price of a stamp.
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Your ‘last chance’ to stop display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is campaigning to get as many retailers as possible lobbying the government to overturn the tobacco display ban.
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Email trail reveals ban cost dispute
A new report claims that the Department of Health (DH) gave misleading low estimates of the cost of compliance with the tobacco display ban in order to persuade MPs to vote for the legislation
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Retailers call for tobacco display ban to be overturned
Retailers have renewed their call to overturn the proposed tobacco display ban as a new National Health Service survey shows that smoking among young people is at an all-time low
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Public unconvinced about benefits of tobacco display ban
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) has increased the pressure on the government to scrap the tobacco display ban with a new survey that reveals public doubts about the effectiveness of the measure.
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Limited edition Camel
JTI has launched a limited edition 'Discover More' design on its Camel Blue 20s packs.
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Assemblies mull display ban details
Retailers in Scotland have less than two weeks to respond to the Scottish government-sponsored consultation on the tobacco display ban.Officials have proposed that the maximum display area that can be exposed during a sale is 120sq cm,...