Archive of all vaping articles – Page 11
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NewsO2 Academies to sell Blu e-cigs and allow gig vaping
The owner of UK concert venues such as the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Brixton Academy is to officially allow vaping…
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News"E-cigarette market could be lost to specialists"
Supermarkets risk missing out on the burgeoning e-cigs market to the growing number of specialist vaping shops and cafés…
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NewsPhilip Morris buys e-cigarette maker Nicocigs
Marlboro owner Philip Morris International has acquired UK e-cigarettes businesses Nicocigs.
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NewsJTI launches tobacco-based Ploom into UK market
Ploom – ‘a cross between an e-cigarette and a Nespresso machine’ – has been rolled out to the UK by JTI…
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NewsJapan Tobacco buys British maker of E-Lites
Japan Tobacco has agreed to acquire UK e-cigarettes maker Zandera for an undisclosed sum…
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NewsClipper makes e-cigarettes debut with Brio
Cigarette lighter supplier Clipper is moving into the booming e-cig market…
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NewsVictory buys Manchester-based e-cigarette maker VIP
US-based Victory Electronic Cigarettes Corporation has snapped up a second UK e-cig maker since January with the $50m (£30m) acquisition of Manchester-based VIP.
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NewsWales weighs e-cig ban in public places and minimum unit pricing
The Welsh government has drawn up controversial plans to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed public places, and minimum unit pricing on alcohol.
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NewsE-cigarette makers push for alcohol link in advertising
Makers of electronic cigarettes have welcomed a consultation on the rules governing how their products should be advertised.
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News‘Misleading’ Nicolites e-cigarette ad banned by ASA
The ASA has banned Nicolites’ ‘Kicks Butt’ poster An advert for e-cigarette brand Nicolites has been banned for implying it could be used to help smokers quit. Two complainants argued the poster was misleading because its strapline “Kicks Butt” could suggest it was a smoking cessation aid. ...
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NewsTougher rules on e-cigarettes 'could put off quitters'
A group of leading scientists has warned the EU that tougher controls on e-cigs could deter smokers trying to quit…
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Comment & OpinionE-cigs: Agreement breaks out
The unthinkable has happened – the government has announced not one but two new policies around smoking that everyone in the industry and anti-smoking groups are all in favour of…
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NewsE-cigarettes face under-18 sales ban
The government is set to ban the selling of electronic cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18 amid concerns that children are taking up e-cigs and being drawn into smoking.
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NewsVictory lines up more e-cig buys following Vapestick deal
The new US owner of Vapestick has told The Grocer it is planning a major acquisition spree…