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NewsVape display ban would cost retailers £3,000 per store, warns ACS
It comes as the Department of Health & Social Care launched a consultation in July, proposing to introduce plain packaging on both vape boxes and devices, as well as a complete ban on the display of vape and nicotine products in shops, as part of its efforts to stop young people vaping
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NewsVape retailers to cut ranges as new duty nearly doubles e-liquid prices
From 1 October, duty of £2.20 per 10ml will apply to vaping liquids, whether they include nicotine or not
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News‘They don’t give a damn’: the real cost of the illicit tobacco trade
Store owners in Croydon have spoken candidly about the devastating effect of the illicit tobacco and vape trade on their businesses, warning that rogue traders face no real consequences and that the price gap between legal and illegal products is impossible to bridge
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Comment & OpinionHMRC is taking the piss on counterfeit and illegal tobacco
The entire supply chain must be involved in dealing with the illicit tobacco problem – with urine sampling a proven tactic, says The Grocer editor-at-large Adam Leyland
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NewsSupreme CEO ‘confident’ in face of vaping duty’s blow to margins
Sandy Chadha told investors that Supreme’s 88Vape brand had ‘always been a value proposition’ and for that reason would ‘continue to resonate’
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NewsCo-op Wholesale cuts vape prices and simplifies rebates for retailers as new tax looms
The wholesaler and symbol group operator will be reducing wholesale pricing across its vape range by up to 15% from next month
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Comment & OpinionA huge response is needed to beat organised crime in the UK
The government has started to respond, but its £30m pledge will barely scratch the surface
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Analysis & FeaturesInside organised crime’s grip on UK high streets
Organised crime gangs are exploiting Britain’s high streets on an industrial scale - and legitimate retailers are paying the price
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are central to the next chapter of the smoke-free journey
New regulations are imminent – but much of what retailers will be asked to do will already feel very familiar, says Caroline Cerny of Action on Smoking & Health
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NewsLegitimate vape shops ‘smeared’ by government rhetoric, claims trade body
UK Vaping Industry Association director general John Dunne was reacting to HMRC’s call for the public to report ‘firms breaking the law and blighting the high street, from vape shops to barbers’
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NewsParfetts upgrades Go Local vape displays in Phoenix 2 Retail tie-up
The trial project will update the vape displays behind the counter and help to represent the full range of products with adjustable shelving and modular components
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Comment & OpinionWhy Andy Burnham is wrong to suggest vape shops are the villains
The prime minister has branded the vaping sector as ‘dodgy’, but it’s wrong to tar the entire industry with the same brush
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NewsConvenience retailers reject government’s £156 estimate for vape display ban costs
It follows the Department of Health and Social Care launching a 12-week consultation earlier this month, which included proposals to restrict displays of vaping and nicotine products as part of its efforts to stop young people vaping
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NewsPublic backs vape display and packaging crackdown
The public backs wide-ranging measures to clamp down on how vapes would be displayed and marketed – including vapers themselves
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Comment & OpinionAfter Andy Burnham’s quick wins, the real challenge begins
Burnham’s 10-year plan for Britain needs to extend to the far more complex challenge of fixing business rates and employment costs
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NewsBolton tops list for illegal vape seizures as UK councils confiscate 1.3 million
Alternative nicotine product experts Northerner said the figure highlighted the widespread availability of illicit products in the market and raised concerns about their sale and distribution
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NewsVape ban and cost pressures hold convenience growth to 1.6%
Consumers turned to the discounters as they sought ways to save money, while the disposable vape ban also stalled growth for convenience, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience & Wholesale Market Report
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NewsACS launches campaign to crack down on illicit trade
’Stop Rogue Traders’ aims to highlight the scale of the problem facing communities and calls for government action to get rogue traders off the streets
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Comment & OpinionVape disposal: Why the single-use ban hasn’t solved the problem
More than six million vapes are still being discarded incorrectly every week – and without a mandatory deposit scheme nothing will change, says Carla Brian, director of public affairs & partnerships at Biffa
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NewsBritish American Tobacco shares suffer as cigarette sales slide
Shares in British American Tobacco have fallen more than 4%