Talking Retail

MAY 14, 2021

Kent County Council Trading Standards officers, with the support of Kent Police and immigrations teams, have targeted illicit tobacco sellers in Margate and Ramsgate. This story continues at Illegal tobacco seized in Kent. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

JULY 22, 2021

Tougher sanctions to tackle the illegal tobacco trade have been warmly welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). This story continues at Plan to crack down on tobacco smuggling welcomed. The plans follow a consultation launched. The plans follow a consultation launched. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

In uncertain times, tobacco and – more recently – vaping have traditionally provided reliable and consistent sales. In fact, the value of tobacco in independents and symbols totalled £6bn in the last year, with the ready-made cigarettes market.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supreme Court said that it would not block a new California law that prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco in the state.

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National Retail Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Learn how to start a tobacco store and vape shop with this guide, covering crucial aspects of funding, legal compliance, and market strategies for a successful business launch. The post How to Start a Tobacco Store and Vape Shop appeared first on National Retail Solutions.

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Talking Retail

MAY 4, 2021

Businesses that are involved in the tobacco supply chain have an economic operator ID (EOID) code for their business, and a facility ID (FID) code for each site. This story continues at HMRC introduces new checks on tobacco track and trace codes. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Big tobacco companies acknowledge the dangers of their products and publicly call for a future without smoking. The companies, at the same time, are taking steps to prevent a smoke-free future from coming about by fighting local initiatives that would ban menthol cigarettes, as example.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Trading Standards officers in Walsall have seized a “huge haul” of illicit tobacco after a raid on a number of shops and locations in the town. This story continues at Illicit tobacco seized in Walsall. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Promoting alcohol should be subject to the same restrictions as tobacco and unhealthy food, according to a new report. This story continues at Restrict alcohol marketing just like tobacco and HFSS food, say campaigners. The report, titled “No escape: How alcohol marketing preys on children and.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

More than 14,000 cigarettes and nearly 5kg of rolling tobacco worth an estimated £10,000 have been seized from a shop in Wallsend. This story continues at Illegal tobacco seized in North Tyneside.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 7, 2022

Gun control advocates claim that gun manufacturers are engaged in deceptive advertising practices along the same lines of big tobacco in the past. Groups are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate deceptive advertising practices that they believe are commonplace in the firearms industry.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has redesigned its Moments range with the modernised Moments Blue and Moments Original already available to retailers and new packs of Moments Panatella to follow in May. This story continues at Scandinavian Tobacco Group redesigns Moments packaging. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

MAY 25, 2021

A Leeds man, who laundered money for a tobacco smuggling gang before fleeing the country, has been jailed. Andrew Bilton, formerly of Latchmere Road, Leeds, was caught handling more than £225,000 in criminal cash linked to the sale of illegal tobacco in August 2014, after an investigation by HMRC. Bilton went on the run three.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

are shifting from cigarettes to other options available on the market, such as vapes, at a more rapid pace than anticipated, and tobacco giants are feeling the pressure. Smokers in the U.S.

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Talking Retail

MAY 25, 2021

This story continues at Illegal tobacco sales land shopkeeper in court. Officers found counterfeit cigarettes and empty cartons at the Little Hulton shop on the day officers went to caution him for the two previous offences. Shujat Ali, owner of Super Discount Store, Hulton. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A retailer with a convenience store on Manchester’s ‘curry mile’ has had his cigarette gantry display removed by Imperial Tobacco after he was jailed for 18 weeks for selling illegal tobacco. This story continues at Retailer jailed for illegal tobacco has his display shelving removed by cigarette manufacturer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

The company attributed the lower turnover to the divestiture of 25 Coles Express sites to Chevron, the timing of Easter in March, and lower tobacco sales. Viva Energy’s convenience sales declined 4.4 per cent year over year to $259 million in the first quarter.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

A Swansea-based couple were caught with more than 140,000 illicit cigarettes and almost 20kg of rolling tobacco hidden in their store, the Stokrotka Supermarket in Mansel Street. This story continues at Swansea retailer sentenced for selling illegal tobacco. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Thanet District Council, in Kent, has been granted Premises Closure Orders for seven premises involved in the sale of cheap and illicit tobacco. This story continues at Kent stores shut down over illicit tobacco sales. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

Two retailers, based in Bolton and Banbury, have had their tobacco display gantries removed by Imperial Tobacco following violations of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, and they will no longer receive any sales support from the company. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Philip Morris Limited (PML) has launched Heets Mauve, a new variant in its range of Heets tobacco sticks for the IQOS heated tobacco system. Heets Mauve is said to offer “a crisp menthol tobacco blend with a taste of dark forest fruits”. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

In focus | Bright Sparks: Tobacco and vaping continued Supplier insight: heated tobacco Kate O’Dowd, head of commercial planning, UK & Ireland, Philip Morris “It is nearly seven years since IQOS first launched in the UK in 2016.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

JTI is reducing the price for its Kensitas Club Rolling Tobacco in Scotland, in a move designed to reflect “consumer demand for value roll-your-own tobacco”. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The haul of illicit products included more than 1,700kg of hand rolled tobacco and 66kg of shisha. This story continues at Crackdown on illicit tobacco yields £2.7m haul from local stores. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This comes as food sales, excluding tobacco, rose 5.7 Meanwhile, tobacco sales fell 12.2 For the first four weeks of the second half of FY24, group sales, excluding tobacco, increased 0.8 During the first half, the group’s revenue increased 1.6 per cent from last year to $9 billion including charge-throughs. per cent to $246.5

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has briefed MPs ahead of a ten-minute rule motion on tobacco licensing led by Bob Blackman MP. In its briefing, ACS has encouraged MPs to consider how more resources can be directed to Trading Standards to help them tackle the illicit tobacco trade. Research conducted by ACS of enforcement.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 18, 2023

JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has withdrawn its support from two convenience stores found guilty of selling illegal tobacco. This story continues at Two c-stores found guilty of illegal tobacco sales lose JTI support. Over 400 packets. Over 400 packets. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Tobacco maker JTI has called for tougher measures against the illegal tobacco and vape trade. This story continues at Manufacturer asks MPs for greater effort in battle against fake tobacco. This story continues at Manufacturer asks MPs for greater effort in battle against fake tobacco.

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Talking Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Businesses that are involved in the tobacco supply chain have an economic operator ID (EOID) code for their business, and a facility ID (FID) code for each. This story continues at Retailers urged to investigate tobacco track and trace error messages. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 8, 2021

Scandinavian Tobacco Group has launched a new trade website for convenience retailers who want to “increase their knowledge of, and profits from, the cigar category”. This story continues at Scandinavian Tobacco Group unveils new trade website and newsletter. Retailers who register their details at www.stgtrade.co.uk

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Talking Retail

APRIL 16, 2021

A Slough-based retailer has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by magistrates after illegal tobacco was discovered in his shop. Slough Borough Council’s trading standards team conducted a test purchase and received illegally packaged tobacco from the Brothers Pan Corner Shop on Stoke Poges Lane, Slough, in February 2019.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nearly two thirds of adults and many retailers would support raising the legal age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21, according to campaigners. Fresh, a tobacco-control campaign in the north-east of England funded by local councils, said its research indicated that 63% of adults and more than half of retailers would support the age.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 27, 2023

Juul Labs’ new Juul2 system has been awarded Product of the Year 2023 in the Vaping and Heated Tobacco Products category, following an independent nationwide survey of 8,000 adult consumers. Juul2 was launched in April 2022 following a successful pilot launch on brand’s website.

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National Retail Solutions

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The program focuses on driving electronic tobacco information exchange and promoting digital loyalty solutions and is now seamlessly integrated into the NRS platform.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 25, 2021

Former retailers Francesco and Angelo Salvo, who traded at the former Salvo’s Convenience in Parkfield Road in Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, have been sentenced to community orders for continuing to sell illegal cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco despite a previous warning. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Retail Times

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

JTI, together with Valley are disrupting the tobacco free category with market leading display solutions, bringing premium retail shopping experiences into wholesale environments. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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Retail Times

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Philip Morris Limited (PML) has announced the launch of HEETS Mauve, a new variant in its range of HEETS tobacco sticks designed exclusively for the IQOS heated tobacco system.

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