All Tobacco articles – Page 27
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Comment & Opinion
Why this government is no friend to the food and drink industry
This government says it wants to be a friend to business. As it has repeatedly shown, it is no such thing….
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Comment & Opinion
Tobacco margins: who's fooling who?
Cigarettes and tobacco have always been an essential element of a convenience offering, often accounting for 40% or more of sales…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the deal now as the Responsibility man goes?
Does the departure of Andrew Lansley as secretary of state for health herald a return to zealous regulation by the government?
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NewsMartin McColl gets money back from OFT 'cartel' fine
Martin McColl has been repaid the £2.6m it was fined by the Office of Fair Trading for its alleged involvement in a tobacco…
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NewsTobacco giants fail in Aussie packaging challenge
The world’s largest tobacco companies are smarting after losing out in a closely watched legal battle against plain packaging.
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Interviews'Plain packs for tobacco is a step too far'
As the tobacco trade faces up to yet another battle, this time it’s different, says JTI boss Martin Southgate.
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NewsTobacco giants set for plain pack legal battle
The UK’s leading tobacco companies will launch legal action against the government if it goes ahead with plans to force…
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NewsPlain packaging petition sent to Department of Health
Almost a quarter of a million people have signed a petition demanding the government drops plans to force…
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NewsJTI takes aim at ‘flawed’ dialogue on plain packaging
Tobacco giant JTI has launched a campaign against government proposals to move tobacco into plain packaging, branding the consultation process “fundamentally flawed”.
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NewsSainsbury's removes tobacco from three Scottish superstores
First it was a c-store. Now Sainsbury’s has stopped selling cigarettes in three of its Scottish superstores…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp in smoke: can indies save cig sales?
Booker claimed the introduction of the supermarket tobacco display ban would help yield a £1bn sales boost for smaller stores this year.
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NewsSainsbury's quits tobacco in Scottish store
Is this the future of the modern Scottish grocery store? Sainsbury’s has stopped selling tobacco from its Local store on St Andrew’s Square in Edinburgh city centre in the wake of a new tax imposed by the Scottish government, replacing the cigarette gantry with a wall of computer games.
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Comment & Opinion
The illusion of progress
American President Calvin Coolidge was once asked how he managed to remain healthy in a job that had…
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Comment & Opinion
Confident King right to knock No 10
Justin King is always confident, even on a sticky wicket. This week he could afford to be the flattrack bully…
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NewsDepots struggle with 'crazy' tobacco rules
Wholesalers have branded the tobacco display ban at their depots “a right pain in the a***”.
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NewsWeetabix and Kit Kat flagged up
Weetabix and Kit Kat are getting new looks and identities to mark the Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations.
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Comment & Opinion
Busybodies and disapprovers are on the march
April is the cruellest month, wrote TS Eliot. In political terms, the present one is also turning out to be the most perverse.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Lansley rub out tobacco trade... and at what price?
Andrew Lansley wants to stub out the trade, but suppliers remain determined to push to push the case against enforcing generic packaging.
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NewsWhitehall set for tobacco packaging consultation
The government is expected to launch its consultation on whether to force all tobacco products into plain packs on Monday.
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NewsCiggie sales already down ahead of display ban
With just days until the display ban comes into force in England, Imperial Tobacco has revealed tobacco sales have taken a hit in stores that have already covered up their cigarette kiosks.