All Tobacco articles
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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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NewsAndy Burnham unveils new curbs on vape and betting shops
The PM is tightening up planning rules that have made it easier for vape and slot machine shops to spread rapidly
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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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NewsTrading Standards crackdown removes 33 million illicit cigarettes from sale
The haul of illicit products also includes more than 800kg of hand rolling tobacco – with a combined revenue value of nearly £24m
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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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NewsIllegal tobacco in a quarter of Liverpool convenience stores
An undercover operation commissioned by JTI UK found 18 of the 72 shops visited between 30 January and 3 February this year were selling illegal tobacco.
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NewsImperial Brands issues landlords warning over sales of illicit tobacco
The tobacco giant said its investigations had identified multiple premises where retail tenants had been found to be selling counterfeit or illegal tobacco products
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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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NewsBritish American Tobacco shares suffer as cigarette sales slide
Shares in British American Tobacco have fallen more than 4%
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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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NewsTackle illicit traders urgently, ACS urges government
The trade body said rogue traders operating through pop-up shops, mini marts and barber shops were continuing to sell a broad range of stolen, illicit and dangerous products to communities
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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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NewsTobacco giant BAT poaches Asahi Europe CEO for new CFO
Tobacco giant BAT has found its new chief financial officer
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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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NewsACS launches Decline09 campaign to prepare retailers for generational tobacco ban
The trade body has put together a one-page guide on the actions retailers need to take to prepare
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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?