Latest Tobacco News – Page 24
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Illicit tobacco haul saves retail jobs
Eight million illicit cigarettes were seized in County Armagh last week, according to the Irish retail body Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS). Had they made it to the streets, the cigarettes would have represented a loss to the Exchequer...
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Product NewsIllicit tobacco: Rub it out
The illicit tobacco trade harms legitimate retailers and the communities they serve. Gaelle Walker explores what needs to be done to be rid of it
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Product NewsPhillip Morris rebrands Raffles
Philip Morris is this month launching Virginia S by Raffles, the new name…
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NewsLimited edition Camel Blue design
JTI is introducing a limited-edition pack design for its premium cigarette brand, Camel Blue.
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NewsNo holiday bonanza for tobacco retailers
Retailers are struggling to maintain their tobacco sales throughout the extended bank holiday season, which has sparked a “great getaway” and an explosion of car boot sales – notorious for their ties with the illicit tobacco trade.
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Product NewsPhilip Morris brings Chesterfield to UK
Philip Morris is bringing Chesterfield, a range of low-priced cigarettes, to the UK.
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Product NewsSlimline Marlboro Gold Touch launched
Marlboro has revealed the latest addition to its family: Marlboro Gold Touch.
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Product NewsBAT launches Vogue Perle
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched Vogue Perle – the UK’s first demi-slim cigarette.
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NewsGovernment targets tobacco smuggling
The government has unveiled the latest step in its plans to help rid Britain’s streets of illicit smuggled tobacco.
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Product NewsJTI goes miniature with Calisto
JTI hopes to take advantage of demand for miniature cigars with the launch of Calisto.
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Tobacco retailers demand answers
Retailers across Scotland and Wales are still paddling against a tide of confusion surrounding plans for a tobacco display ban.
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Product NewsOn a roll with Imperial
Imperial Tobacco is hoping to give cash-strapped adult smokers a viable alternative to cheap illicit tobacco with several new products.
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NewsTobacco plain packaging awaits Australian retailers
Australian retailers are facing a double whammy of tobacco legislation after the government launched proposals to make plain packaging of all tobacco products mandatory by July 2012.
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Tobacco smuggling gang jailed
A “massive quantity” of illicit tobacco has been prevented from hitting the legal market after four key players in an major international smuggling operation were jailed last week.
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Scots retailers must sign to sell tobacco
Scottish tobacco retailers must now sign up to a new register or face jail time and fines of up to £20,000. The new Register of Tobacco Retailers was launched on April 1 under the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010,...
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NewsChancellor targets cheaper tobacco
The government has threatened to reverse the recent growth in the lower-priced tobacco sector by changing the way in which it levies duty, narrowing the price differential between premium and economy cigarette brands, and between cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco...
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NewsCampaigns: Keep tobacco over the counter - Out of the dark
Thanks to committed campaigning on behalf of the small store trade, the restrictions on tobacco are less onerous than they could have been
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Jail for trader caught selling illicit tobacco
An unscrupulous convenience retailer who netted hundreds of thousands of pounds by using his store as a front behind which to sell counterfeit and smuggled tobacco products has been jailed for eight months. Ashok Kumar Thapar and his...
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NewsTobacco display ban confirmed - but roll out delayed
Convenience store retailers have been granted an extra 18 months in which to prepare for a tobacco display ban, after the government finally confirmed that it was to push the implementation dates back from October 1 2013 to April 6 2015.
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Products In DepthCash in: Tobacco - Sticking around
Despite a barrage of challenges, cigarette sales through convenience stores grew last year, but how will they fare in 2011?