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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%
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
With the Tobacco and Vapes Bill recently gaining Royal Assent and Vaping Products Duty legislation on the horizon, suppliers are having to pivot swiftly in a market where consumer spending is already constrained.
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: food waste, vape regulation and resilience
Business leaders know what gets measured gets managed, says Chelsea Kerr, managing director at Too Good To Go UK & Ireland
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NewsXQS nicotine pouch range topped up with mint flavoured quartet
STG has added four new lines: The Spearmint, The Peppermint and The Menthol in two different strengths
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NewsVape ban fallout deepens as sales and volumes continue to fall
According to specialist convenience insight agency Talysis, the value of tobacco, vapes and smoking alternatives fell by 4.4% and by 7.8% in volume during the first quarter of 2026
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Comment & OpinionNon-tobacco nicotine regulation is failing retailers – here’s how to fix it
The UK leads the world in harm reduction, but its regulary framework is letting retailers down, says Henry Ashworth, managing director of Potash Strategy
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NewsMany c-stores and vape shops linked to organised crime, Trading Standards report suggests
Up to a third of American candy stores, and one in four fast food takeaways in some areas are thought to be fronts for crime gangs by enforcement officers, a CTSI report found
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NewsIllicit tobacco trade tops ACS poll of biggest convenience threats
The ACS asked 450 attendees at its conference at The Vox in Birmingham last week to name their biggest competitive threat and 43% answered illicit trade, compared with 42% choosing the discounters
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NewsSupreme profits boosted beyond expectations by vapes and Slimfast
The group, which supplies vapes, drinks, batteries, lighting and cleaning products, is set to report record results for the year to 31 March 2026
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NewsBan sees landfilled vapes fall but ‘vapocalypse continues’ research finds
Despite the ban in June last year, the number of devices thrown away ‘remains high’
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Category ReportHow can illegal cig sales be stubbed out? Trends in tobacco & vaping 2026
Counterfeit cigarettes undercut legitimate products and smoking alternatives. So, how are government and industry responding?
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NewsDisposable vape ban hits convenience footfall, as soft drinks and RTDs drive growth
Inflation and regulatory changes, including the disposable vape ban, have hit convenience particularly hard
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NewsDisposable vape ban hits convenience sales and footfall
Retailers are seeing fewer store visits alongside an 8% fall in the value of tobacco and smoking alternatives compared to last year, data shows