All Tobacco articles – Page 4
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ReportsAre smokeless tobacco claims overheated?
“There is a growing body of evidence to support the reduced harm potential of heated tobacco products”
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ReportsHow the cost of living crisis has revitalised illicit tobacco trade
Shadow economy sales have been a long-running problem for tobacco
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Category ReportCigarette companies push smokers to vaping: tobacco & accessories report 2023
As cigarette sales fall once again, big tobacco is looking to vaping for revenue. But it risks being overtaken by new, trendy brands
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NewsElfBar insists withdrawal of disposable vapes ‘not on safety grounds’
In a rare communication with media, the Chinese-owned brand emphasised to The Grocer that the withdrawal was not the same as a recall
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NewsElfBar tells retailers to keep selling over-filled vapes amid withdrawal
The Chinese-owned brand said it would be working with a Trading Standards Primary Authority to “ensure the withdrawal is carried out effectively”
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NewsBestselling ElfBar vapes stripped from all major supermarket shelves
Several supermarkets had previously pulled specific flavour variants of the device, but have since enforced a temporary blanket ban on the bestselling brand
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NewsOver-strength ElfBars found on supermarket shelves
Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury’s have all moved to investigate or remove the offending products from shelves
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NewsVapes sold to children are ‘biggest high street concern’, says Trading Standards
61% of the officers said out of all their high street enforcement work, they were most worried about shops selling illicit vapes, or selling vaping products to children
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NewsTop Products: vape brand ElfBar is this year’s biggest grower
The Chinese-owned brand – launched in 2018 – increased its sales by £318.4m versus last year
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RankingsThe 10 fastest falling categories of 2022 by value
The reopening of bars and restaurants was a powerful blow for grocery’s sales of spirits
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NewsRipple+ no nicotine vape brand plans more store takeovers
Stores in Camden Town and Notting Hill in London, as well as locations in Manchester and Bristol have been earmarked for the marketing initiative
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NewsLegal vape search platform Vapeclick launches in effort to stamp out illegal disposables
The platform claims to be the only dataset that uses the complete list of branded vape products that have been ‘submitted and notified’ with the MHRA since 2016
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NewsTea leaf heat-not-burn vaping device launches major marketing push
Source: Neafs A heat-not-burn tobacco-free device has launched a major nationwide marketing campaign in a bid to secure more physical and online retailer listings. Teó is an electronic device “comparable to Iqos”, into which users place refillable vaping sticks. The sticks are available in both nicotine-free and ...
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NewsJTI launches new heated tobacco device: Ploom X
JTI estimates the heated tobacco category – sometimes known as heat-not-burn – will be worth £250m by 2025
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Promotional FeatureIs your store missing out on the heated tobacco opportunity?
Booming global sales and recent success in the UK mean the heated tobacco category is capturing consumers’ imagination – and Greater London retailers should be capitalising on the growing popularity, says JTI.
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NewsBAT study indicates benefits of cigarette smokers switching to heat-not-burn devices
The research is significant for the big tobacco companies in making the case for the health benefits of switching to their heat-not-burn devices
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Promotional FeatureTackling the issue of underage smoking
Preventing youth access to nicotine products has always been important and continues to remain so. British American Tobacco (BAT) looks at the legal and practical challenges for retailers and reveals how its YAP programme can help.
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Comment and OpinionDo booming disposable vape sales spell disaster for the environment?
With sales rocketing, the sector faces a problem with the recycling of its lithium batteries, not to mention plastic waste
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NewsSupreme acquires trade and assets of vaping businesses Cuts Ice and Flavour Core
It follows Supreme’s acquisition of Liberty Flights in June in a deal worth up to £15m
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NewsTax gap on alcohol and tobacco rises to an estimated £3.7 billion in 2021
The increase indicates that tax evasion and the illegal importation of tobacco is a growing problem in the UK