All Tobacco articles – Page 28
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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.
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Comment & Opinion
Plain packaging is final nail for local stores
Wouldn’t it be more sensible to assess the impact of the display ban before considering further tobacco restrictions?
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Comment & Opinion
Beware the likely mission creep
Whatever you think of tobacco, it’s important to remember that it is still perfectly legal to sell it.
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NewsImperial rolls out additive-free Drum
Imperial Tobacco has launched an additive-free version of roll-your-own brand Drum.
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NewsBlack market accounts for a quarter of tobacco
More than a quarter of all tobacco smoked in the UK is either fake or smuggled - costing the country billions of pounds in lost tax revenue.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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Category ReportTOBACCO: NPD fails to stub out drift to cut-price cigarettes
A 1.5 billion fall in the number of cigarettes smoked in the UK seems to point to the government having success
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NewsTesco trials screens ahead of ban on tobacco display
Tesco is gearing up for next year’s tobacco display ban by trialling screens across the front of tobacco kiosks.
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Booker rolls out Red Band tobacco line
Booker has relaunched its own-label Red Band handrolling tobacco.
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NewsJTI and BAT rolling out two-in-one cigarettes
Typical – you wait decades for a cigarette that can change flavour at the touch of a button and then two come along at once…
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NewsForecourts close gap with mults in fight against underage sales
Forecourt retailers are catching up with supermarkets in enforcing ID checks for cigarettes and alcohol, a survey seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals.
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NewsImperial profits grow again despite sliding tobacco volumes
Imperial Tobacco relied on growth in emerging markets as profits improved by more than 4% over the past year. Operating profits at the Lambert & Butler maker grew to £2.64bn, while price hikes contributed to a rise in total sales of 3.7% to £29.22bn.
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NewsHenri Wintermans maker unveils credit crunch-friendly cigar
Cigars - once one of the ultimate signs of wealth and decadence - are getting a recession-friendly makeover by…
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Comment & Opinion
Low energy-dense foods like fruit and veg are not cheap and often less convenient
Innovation takes many forms. For tobacco manufacturers, current NPD feels almost like a last hurrah before the shutters come down.
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NewsTobacco guilty of ‘cynical marketing’
Sir, Imperial Tobacco’s Richmond Superslims are indeed an innovative answer to tobacco advertising…
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Analysis & Features
Despite that slump in sales, Palmer & Harvey can still make a packet
The tobacco giant’s sales are down for the first time in five years, but profits are up and there are plans to win new customers, says Elinor Zuke
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NewsNow Imperial offers the ladies a stylish new cigarette brand
Imperial Tobacco has become the third major cigarette supplier to launch a brand targeted at women in just four months. Richmond Superslims are the latest piece of NPD to hit the market ahead of the introduction of the tobacco display…
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NewsFosters set to give Karma rolling paper Zig-Zag treatment
The former owners of Zig-Zag rolling paper are set to go head-to-head with the current owners Republic Technologies, after launching their own range of papers and filters. The Karma range, which is due to hit shelves next month,…
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‘Sub-premium’ B&H to improve margins
JTI is hoping to stem downtrading in the tobacco category with the launch of a 'sub-premium' Benson & Hedges variant.Benson & Hedges White, to be sold in a 20s slide pack, will be available from the start of next month (rsp:...
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Café Crème thinks bigger with Grande cigar variant
The UK's leading miniature cigar brand Café Crème has launched a larger cigar to go head-to-head with Hamlet.Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which launched Café Crème Grande this week, said it was "the first major piece of innovation in the...