All Tobacco articles – Page 8
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product news: Republic supports matches range
Republic Technologies (UK) is launching its biggest ever programme of consumer PR and marketing activity in support of its matches’ offering, including a partnership with celebrity chef, Tom Kerridge, national press advertising, and a national consumer survey. The news follows the announcement in March that Republic Technologies is relaunching its ...
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product news: STG launches ’Lock, Stock and Sell’ campaign to educate retailers
New research from Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK Limited (STG UK) reveals that over half (51%) of convenience store retailers are missing an opportunity by not offering customers enough guidance on which tobacco products to purchase. The findings have been released to coincide with the launch of STG UK’s exclusive ...
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Product news: Benson & Hedges adds new variant
Cigarette brand Benson & Hedges Blue has extended its offering with the addition of a new capsule variant, available in Superkings size. The launch taps into the growing capsule segment, which is now worth over £630m a year in independent and symbols alone, and accounts for 13% of total cigarette ...
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NewsTobacco gantry removed after counterfeit cigarette conviction
A Tyne and Wear tobacco trader who sold illicit tobacco has had his gantry removed by Imperial Tobacco for violating the terms and conditions of his contract, and he will no longer receive any sales support from the company. Tajinder Singh, of Washington Wine and Convenience in Usworth, was convicted ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling shopkeeper jailed
A Hull shopkeeper, who was caught with more than one million illicit cigarettes stashed in self-storage containers, has been jailed for five years after being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Aras Rasul Rashid, of Spring Bank, Hull, was caught when sniffer dogs detected the haul of illicit goods ...
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product news: Republic Technologies phases out strike anywhere matches
Republic Technologies is set to remove all Strike Anywhere match formats from its range ahead of changes in EU regulations this spring. This includes products available under Swan Vestas and Cook’s Matches brands, which will switch to Safety Matches from the end of March / early April. Gavin Anderson, general ...
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NewsShop forced to close for two months after illegal tobacco find
Magistrates have ordered a shop in Seaham, County Durham, to close for two months after counterfeit tobacco was found at the premises. Durham County Council requested the closure of Westlea Mini Market, on West Grove, Seaham, after trading standards staff uncovered evidence that counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco were readily available ...
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Smoking out sales
There’s no doubt that fewer people are smoking. In 1974, 46% of adults in Great Britain smoked, now that figure’s down to 15.8% (ONS data for 2016), which equates to 7.6 million people. The ONS study found that 15.5% of adults in England smoked; 16.9% in Wales; 17.7% in Scotland; ...
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Letting the juice loose
The good news is that the UK vaping market is booming worth over £1bn according to Nielsen. The not-so-good news is that sales through traditional retail channels (think supermarkets, convenience stores and forecourts) account for just under £160m of that and Sophie Hogg, head of next-generation products (NGP) at Imperial ...
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Product news: Imperial Tobacco enhances JPS range
Imperial Tobacco has unveiled three enhancements to its JPS cigarette (FMC) range, which will launch nationwide in early 2018. The new ‘Firm Filter’ technology is being applied to all JPS full flavour variants. Imperial Tobacco describes this as a premium feature in an economy sector brand, and says the upgraded ...
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product news: blu expands portfolio of e-liquids
blu has expanded its portfolio of e-liquids, having introduced eight brand new flavours to the UK market across September and October. The new flavours are available in 10ml bottles in both zero and 0.8% nicotine strength in: Tropic Tonic, Vanilla Crème, Peach Passion, Berry Swirl, Mint Chocolate and Green Apple. ...
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NewsJTI removes 30th gantry for selling illegal tobacco
JTI has removed its tobacco gantry from Grover Superstore in Canterbury Avenue, Slough, following the decision taken by Slough Borough Council to revoke the store’s Premises Licence. Evidence presented to the council’s Licencing Sub-Committee by Slough Trading Standards showed repeated seizures of illegal tobacco. Charlie Cunningham-Reid, UK head of corporate ...
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NewsShisha tobacco smuggler jailed for 42 months
A man smuggled more than 4,000kg of shisha tobacco products into the UK and then tried to flee the country, has been jailed for 42 months. Sam Khazaei, of Rooley Lane, Bradford, illegally imported large quantities of shisha tobacco to evade more than £440,000 in taxes, a HM Revenue and ...
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product news: Imperial Tobacco extends Rizla range
Imperial Tobacco has launched a new addition to its Rizla papers range, Rizla Natura. Out now in the independent channel, Imperial Tobacco says Rizla Natura is a new approach to papers and tips that’s designed to provide adult smokers with an authentic smoking experience. Natura is crafted from hemp, ...
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Smoke-free zone
There’s no doubting that the UK’s drive to eradicate smoking is working. It seems incredible now but in 1974, more than 50% of men and just over 40% of women smoked. Since then a campaign of high taxes on tobacco products and seemingly unrelenting legislation regarding their sales has led ...
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NewsDerby-based tobacco smugglers jailed after HMRC raid
The leaders of a cigarette smuggling gang, who evaded almost £1.2m in taxes, have been jailed after they were caught with more than three million illegal cigarettes. Derby men Alan Rashid, 33, and Goran Mohamed Ahmed, 34, masterminded the operation to smuggle and distribute illegal cigarettes over a four-year period ...
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NewsLorry driver jailed for three years for smuggling tobacco
A lorry driver who smuggled more than nine million cigarettes into the UK hidden inside air filter units, evading £2.5m in duty, has been jailed for three years after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Andrzej Krasnodebski, 45, was arrested by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks on ...
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NewsACS calls for stronger sanctions on illicit trade
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the publication of the Government’s new Tobacco Strategy, calling for more powers to tackle the illicit trade locally in addition to the national measures set out in the document. The strategy commits to the following measures at a national level: ...
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NewsHMRC seizes tobacco from shops in Manchester and Liverpool
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco across Greater Manchester and Merseyside uncovered nearly two million cigarettes and more than 80 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, all believed to be illicit. Around 120 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from local council trading standards, ...
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Product news: Republic Technologies taps into RYO market with launch of kingsize tubes
Republic Technologies (UK) Ltd plans to drive growth of the £254 million tobacco accessories category with the launch of Swan Kingsize Cigarette Tubes, the brand’s latest innovation.The company says the Kingsize Cigarette Tubes tap into the £1.9 million tubing market, meeting demand from ‘cash-conscious’ consumers looking for a quality alternative ...