Latest Tobacco News – Page 10
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Product NewsSTG unveils new website for cigar retailers
Cigar manufacturer Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK (STG UK) has created a new website to provide retailers with key industry information and advice
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Product NewsBAT's new Vype ePen hits stores
British American Tobacco’s has unveiled the latest incarnation of its vaping products range.
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Product NewsImperial invests in capsule cigarette range expansion
Imperial Tobacco has extended its growing capsule cigarette range with two new Superkings additions
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Product NewsGold Leaf rolls out pioneering menthol pack
Imperial Tobacco’s “unique” Gold Leaf Ice Pack will be available to the independent channel from 1 July.
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News'Track and trace' tobacco legislation to impact retailers
Tobacco retailers will have to apply for unique codes before they will be able to order tobacco stock under new ’track and trace’ tobacco controls, designed to help curb the illicit trade.
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Product NewsImperial announces L&B Blue price freeze
Imperial Tobacco has left its best-selling L&B Blue brand out of a manufacturer price increase.
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Products In DepthA rise from the ashes?
Almost a year on from the implementation of plain packaging, fears over a dramatic slump in retailers’ tobacco sales have yet to be realised
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NewsGovernment to tax emerging heated tobacco category
The government has announced plans to tax the emerging heat not burn (HNB) tobacco category.
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NewsE-cig use 95% less harmful than smoking, review claims
Vaping poses only a small fraction of the risks of smoking and switching completely from smoking conveys “substantial health benefits over continued smoking,” an evidence review by Public Health England (PHE) claims.
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NewsLong-term e-cig trial shows no negative health impact
Regular use of e-cigarettes (e-cigs) does not have any negative health impact on smokers, a new 24-month clinical trial has revealed.
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Product NewsJPS competition supports brand upgrades
Imperial is offering retailers the chance to make their dreams come true with a new competition.
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NewsHeat Not Burn tobacco is 'less harmful' than cigarettes
Heat Not Burn (HNB) tobacco products pose less of a health risk to smokers than conventional cigarettes, an advisory panel to the government has confirmed
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Products In DepthMake space for the vapes
With the UK retail vaping market worth almost £160m, c-store retailers can’t afford to ignore the growing potential of this lucrative category
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NewsACS raises concerns over tobacco 'track and trace' plans
The Association of Convenience Stores has raised concerns about the impact on retailers of proposals to track the progress of legitimate tobacco products through the supply chain.
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Products In DepthTobacco: In a new place?
With a burst of legislation creating huge disruption to the tobacco category, the industry is now getting used to the new regime.
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NewsGovernment tobacco strategy commits to high tax rates
The government has unveiled its latest Tobacco Strategy document, which promises to maintain high levels of taxation on tobacco products and a review of penalties available against retailers who sell to the underaged.
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Products In DepthE-cigs: Everything starts with ‘e’
Legislation changes have made the e-cigarettes category a tricky one to navigate, but it’s well worth getting astute with the subject.
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NewsPhilip Morris to exchange tobacco stock at roadshows
Convenience stores stuck with Philip Morris tobacco packs they can no longer legally sell will be able to swap them for compliant products at cash and carries across the UK
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NewsUp to 20% of c-store tobacco stock still branded
Up to 20% of tobacco packs sold in convenience stores were still branded just days before the sell-through period for branded products expired on Saturday (20 May), new research reveals.
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NewsManufacturers reject claims plain packs will slash smoking rates
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA) has dismissed claims made by a recent study that plain tobacco packaging could lead to 300,000 less smokers in the UK by 2018.