Tobacco – Page 17
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Suppliers won't pay if they ban tobacco display
Tobacco retailers will be forced to foot the full cost of changes to their gantries, after the UK's leading tobacco manufacturers confirmed they would not be assisting with funding.
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Rizla certified
Rizla rolling papers are now Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.
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Flavour ban on tobacco is bitter news
New legislation to outlaw flavoured tobacco products could soon reach UK shores, Convenience Store has learned.
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Heavy weather
The tobacco category is standing strong against the deluge of challenges raining down on it and is looking to the future.
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Display cost estimates 'misleading'
Figures quoted in the Lords' debate gave an inaccurate impression of the cost of a tobacco display ban to retailers, says the ACS.
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Supermarket price deals fail to please
Shoppers are turning their backs on the multiples and their aggressive pricing strategies and making more trips to their local independent stores, new research has found.
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Tobacco gantry fight enters its final round
Independent retailers must launch one final protest about the impact that a ban on the display of tobacco would have on their businesses
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Tobacco tax hike is good news for smugglers
The 2% increase in tobacco tax announced in the 2009 Budget will make the UK even more attractive to smugglers, it has been claimed.
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Who gives tobacco to kids?
How do cigarettes get into the hands of children? Not from you - so we need your help to persuade the government to cut the real supply route.
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Black market tobacco sales put stores in the red
Smokers in Ontario,Canada have turned to illegal suppliers since the tobacco display ban
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Product NewsNew tobacco penalties from April 1
Tobacco retailers are reminded that they now face tough new penalties for selling cigarrettes to under 18s.
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Round one goes to retailers in ban fight
Retailers have vowed to continue to fight the proposed tobacco display ban despite new details which suggest they will be allowed to keep their gantries.
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Government ignores petition concerns
Retailers have been disappointed by the government's response to a petition urging it to reconsider proposals to ban the display of tobacco in shops.
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New Zealand says no to ban
The campaign against a tobacco display ban in the UK has received a welcome boost from New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key
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Forget display ban, says MP
Shadow health minister Mike Penning has called for a rethink of the proposed ban on the display of tobacco products.
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New tobacco laws could close stores
Tough new rules which could see retailers lose the right to sell tobacco for up to one year come into force in April.
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NI calls for the facts
Retailers in Northern Ireland have vowed to ensure that common sense prevails over the government's proposals for a ban on the display of tobacco products.
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Delay over penalty notice decision
The proposed £80 fine for shop staff who sell cigarettes to under-18s has been delayed after pressure from retail trade associations.
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ASH keeps pushing for ban on displays
Anti-smoking pressure group ASH has reiterated its support for a ban on retail tobacco displays.