Latest Tobacco News – Page 23
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NewsScotland backtracks on tobacco display ban
The confusion surrounding the implementation of a tobacco display ban in the UK deepened this week after the Scottish government scrapped the April 1 start date for large stores.
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NewsTobacco firms drop legal challenges
The UK’s tobacco manufacturers have abandoned plans for a legal challenge of the tobacco display ban legislation.
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Products In DepthPuff daddy
Gone are the days when cigars were regarded as the exclusive preserve of the rich and famous, says Gaelle Walker.
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NewsJTI launches Silk Cut Choice
JTI has launched the UK’s first capsule filter cigarette - Silk Cut Choice
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NewsBAT unveils new packaging design
BAT has unveiled a new packaging design for its value cigarette brand Royals…
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NewsJTI launches new cigar tins
JTI is introducing three limited edition tin designs for its Hamlet cigars…
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Tobacco smugglers to pay for their crimes
A cross channel ferry worker and his wife have been convicted of smuggling thousands of illicit cigarettes into the UK, and selling them from their home.
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Product NewsIllicit tobacco sales fall while beer rises
The illicit trade in tobacco and alcohol see-sawed in 2010, with black market tobacco sales taking a tumble while illicit beer sales rocketed.
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Tobacco industry steps up support for traders
The Tobacco Retailers Alliance (TRA) will be lent an even louder political voice when its activities are expanded as part of the ongoing restructure of the Tobacco Manufacturers Association (TMA), Convenience Store has learned.In the...
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Product NewsMarlboro Silver redesigned
New-look packs of Marlboro Silver are available now, completing an update…
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Over half of UK retailers aware of illicit tobacco in their area
More than half of UK retailers are aware of the illicit tobacco trade in their neighbourhood.
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P&H rewards loyalty with tobacco deals
Palmer and Harvey (P&H) is hoping to sell a greater volume and mix of goods with the launch of a new incentive scheme.
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NewsHMRC smokes out illicit tobacco trade
Increased efforts to crack down on the UK's illicit tobacco traders proved effective last month, with a number of high-profile seizures reported. In Walsall, near Birmingham, HM Revenue & Customs officers uncovered an "Aladdin's cave"...
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NewsRetailers display 'dodgy' tobacco posters
Recent data from the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association showed that 20% of tobacco smoked in Wales is non-UK duty paid, above the national average. Swansea c-store retailer Dev Aswani was one of thousands who received his poster from the...
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Lenient penalties for tobacco smugglers
Two men who abused their positions at Southampton docks by helping to smuggle hundreds of thousands of non-UK duty paid cigarettes into the UK have been handed lenient suspended prison sentences. The outcome has angered retailers, who...
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Product NewsCafe Creme launche Grande cigar variant
Café Crème has grown into a new market sector with the launch of a larger Grande…
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Product NewsJTI launches Mayfair design
JTI has introduced a limited-edition pack design for its mid-priced Mayfair brand.
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Plain tobacco packs will start 'price war'
The cost of a packet of cigarettes could plummet by half if plans to adopt plain standardised packaging are implemented, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies has warned. Speaking at the launch of a multi-million dollar campaign…