Latest Tobacco News – Page 28
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Product News
Tobacco display concession is a light in a dark market
Small store lobby groups are claiming a limited victory after the Department of Health (DoH) announced amendments to the tobacco display ban regulations which will reduce the practical difficulties and implementation costs of the ban.
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News
Tobacco makes a c-store comeback
The squeeze on consumer spending and new anti-smoking laws could actually have helped boost tobacco sales in local shops in the past 12 months, Convenience Store's latest product survey has revealed. Some 27% of the independent c-store...
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Product News
ASH to take on the illicit tobacco trade
Anti-smoking group ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), which was influential in lobbying for tobacco display restrictions on retailers, has said that tackling the illicit trade is to be one of its key priorities going forward.
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Product News
Tobacco makes a comeback in convenience
The squeeze on consumer spending and new anti-smoking laws could actually have helped boost tobacco sales in local shops in the past 12 months, Convenience Store’s latest product survey has revealed.
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Opinion
One cheer for Government's tobacco stance
C-Store editor David Rees says there are positive messages for retailers in the government's tobacco strategy
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News
Illicit trade is focus of tobacco strategy
The government has vowed to tackle the supply of illicit tobacco into the UK as a key component of its latest tobacco control strategy. The strategy contains no further restrictions on...
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News
Devil is in the detail of new tobacco rules
Retailers, their representatives and tobacco manufacturers predict the tobacco display ban will cause chaos after more details were revealed by the government this week.
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Product News
Illicit trade is focus of tobacco strategy
The government’s pledge to tackle illegal supply has received a cautious welcome from retailers.
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Product News
Scottish stores face costs of tobacco ban
Scotland has joined the rest of the UK in banning the display of tobacco products, with smaller stores forced to cover or remove their gantries by 2013.
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News
Tobacco display: the battle of the ban
When parliament voted for a ban on the display of tobacco products late last year, it seemed that convenience retailers would be burdened with the cost and operational difficulties of complying with the law. In fact, there's still plenty to fight for.
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News
Tories vow to tackle illicit tobacco trade
Convenience retailers have given a cautious welcome to new Conservative Party promises to clamp down on the illegal tobacco trade and review the law relating to the proxy purchasing of tobacco by adults for children. Launching the party's...
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News
Lib Dems "wrong" on tobacco test purchases
Retailers and trade associations have launched a furious challenge against data used by the Liberal Democrats to suggest that 22% of shops are willing to sell tobacco to children.
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Product News
Make a mint with Sterling Menthol
JTI is strengthening its value range with Sterling Menthol King Size 20s.
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Product News
Marlboro launches a big softy
Marlboro has launched a metallic 'soft pack' variant of Marlboro Red.
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News
Tories vow to tackle illicit tobacco trade
Convenience retailers have given a cautious welcome to new Conservative Party promises to clamp down on the illegal tobacco trade and review the law relating to the proxy purchasing of tobacco by adults for children.
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News
Tobacco display ban to cost double official figure
Retailers will be forced to fork out more than £1,800 in order to comply with the government’s proposed ban on tobacco display, statistics from the Association of Convenience Stores’ consultation response show.
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News
Demand for balance in tobacco plan
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the government to crack down on tobacco proxy purchasing as part of a balanced approach to reducing youth smoking.
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News
Campaign update: Stop tobacco proxy purchasing
Convenience Store has been campaigning for adults who buy cigarettes for children to be made liable for prosecution, as they are in the case of alcohol. An attempt to add an amendment banning proxy purchasing of tobacco products the...
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Product News
Stores can help stub out illicit tobacco sales
Retailers are being urged to take a more pro-active approach to halting the sale of illegal tobacco in their area
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Product News
Tobacco displays: the battle continues
Despite the parliamentary vote to ban tobacco displays from stores, there is still plenty of opportunity for the trade to lessen or reverse the impact of the new legislation