If stores are to capitalise on the post-lockdown opportunity to grow vape sales, a focus on display and merchandising is paramount, says Duncan Cunningham, corporate affairs director at Imperial Tobacco and Blu Display has a particularly...
Doug Mutter, director of the UK’s largest chain of vape stores, VPZ, gives his view on a crucial period for the category The on-going difficulty for retailers like us is the after effects of COVID-19 and...
UK holiday makers may be waiting for Spain to be added to the so-called “green list” in the weeks ahead but, according to a report in the Guardian, British smokers may not be able to light...
A report by ITV news has highlighted how the increased stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has “fuelled Britain’s nicotine habit”, as more than half of smokers admitted to “stress-smoking” more, and 10 percent lapsing after...
Editor Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski sees light at the end of the tunnel I often get the notion around this time of year that spring is around the corner and I should prepare for the imminent arrival of...
The lead author of a study into the role vapour can play in spreading COVID-19 has criticised the Telegraph and Daily Mail for 'sloppy journalism' and 'misquoting' his report, respectively. Dr Roberto Sussmann, associate professor at...
Up to £9,000 available to stores forced to shut by third lockdown The vape industry has welcomed the latest support package for retail businesses shuttered by the latest national lockdown measures but called on government to...
Doug Mutter explains why government action is needed to stop another health crisis We have been consistent in our arguments since the pandemic began that vaping retailers are essential services, and our own data showed smoking...
The firm behind nicotine inhaler brand Voke has collapsed into administration, signalling the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on some non-tobacco nicotine products. Kind Consumer, the company which makes Voke products, called in administrators...
As the retail world splutters back to life, there is a lot of hard work to be done if this category is to fulfil its potential in 2021, says Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski The vape category has not...
Vape Business speaks to UKVIA director John Dunne about how the vape category has fared in a difficult year and what it needs to do to come back stronger What has been the effect of lockdowns...
Vapers with COVID-19 will be emitting viral particles in their vapour, a leading expert has told The Guardian, though this risk can be mitigated by users choosing to vape considerately. Prof Caitlin Notley, of Norwich Medical...
COVID-19 clearly isn’t going anywhere soon. As winter approaches, Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski looks at what we now know about operating in a health crisis Trading through a pandemic has provided many challenges to convenience retailers, so it...
Trading through a pandemic has provided manifold challenges to convenience retailers, so it is vital – where opportunities arise – that stores grab them with both hands. “Despite vape stores reopening on 15 June, sales of...
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