Archive of all vaping articles – Page 7
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Comment & Opinion
Why Philip Morris really does want to kill the cigarette (and not humans)
PMI reckons it has ‘made the biggest step to improve public health globally’
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News
Supreme acquires vaping manufacturer Liberty Flights in deal worth estimated £12m
Liberty Flights was founded in 2010 and specialises in premium e-liquid and vaping devices
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News
Popular disposable vapes falling short on compliance, analysis finds
Some of the devices failed to display the ‘nicotine dose per puff’, which is mandatory for devices sold in the UK
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News
Retailers should pay for permits to sell vape products, says trade body
The trade body is also calling for ‘no holds barred enforcement’ and a minimum fine of £10,000 for retailers caught selling to under-18s
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Analysis & Features
Eight innovations changing the landscape of vaping and tobacco in 2022
As Big Tobacco’s vision of a smoke-free future comes ever closer, here are some of the new formats and technologies companies are exploring
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Category Report
A vape a day: vaping & e-cigarettes category report 2022
Vaping is enjoying new legitimacy as government considers it as a prescribed smoking cure. Will specialists or supermarkets profit?
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News
Vape vending machines coming to UK grocery stores in trial
The vending machines have been launched by age verification tech business 1account
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News
Vaping brand Riot Labs launches ‘world first carbon negative disposable’
Riot Labs’ QBAR device is made from three main elements, each of which are completely recyclable
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Analysis & Features
Tobacco – vaping 2021: more quitters bolster vape & NRT sales
It seems there is some truth to the idea that the pandemic has proved a catalyst for more people to quit smoking
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News
Juul launches next-gen device ‘to combat underage use’
Counterfeit pods can’t be used in the Juul2 device
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Comment & Opinion
Why compliance matters for the vape industry
A few years ago the vape industry fought hard against a complete ban on e-cigarettes. We met with whatever politicians would talk to us. We encouraged customers to write to their representatives. I appeared on TV and radio (which I hate!), reached out to media and wrote ...
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News
Philip Morris doubles its sales force for Iqos
The tobacco giant announced this week it was ready to ramp up its sales across grocery with new fully trained sales representatives
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News
Philip Morris International names new CEO after shock departure of chairman
Louis Camilleri left for unspecified personal reasons late last year
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Category Report
Big wins for Big Tobacco: vaping category report 2021
Lockdown has played into the hands of the tobacco giants, whose vape brands have seen soaring sales
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News
Vape brand VPZ launches petition for essential status for the sector
Petition wants stores to be allowed to open in a ’safe and controlled’ manner during lockdown
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News
Vape store body lobbies government for essential retailer status
The UKVIA is arguing that vape stores are “already well equipped to be Covid-compliant” and readily able to limit shop occupancy
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Analysis & Features
E-cigarettes: Top Products 2020
Lockdown rules deemed vape stores non-essential, and they were obliged to close for large swathes of 2020
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News
Vape juice supplier Zeus makes first foray into bricks & mortar retail
The brand’s new store in Birmingham will sell a full range of Zeus products
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News
JTI launches new anti-littering scheme for cigarette butts
The #IGiveAButt campaign and partnership with Keep Wales Tidy looks to tackle the problem by encouraging smokers to take more responsibility
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Comment & Opinion
Better education on vaping is needed to keep smoking in decline
There is a growing level of apathy towards the dangers of smoking, says Dan Thomson, UK & Ireland MD at Juul Labs