Heated tobacco products are better for smokers who are struggling to quit unaided, says an industry figure from Philip Morris International (PMI), reiterating that PMI is not encouraging anyone to pick up any new vices. Speaking...
Cigarette sales should be banned in the UK by 2030. This is not the opinion of an anti-tobacco charity but the view of Philip Morris chief executive Jacek Olczak who, in an interview with the Sunday...
Retailers are being urged to support their customers’ quitting attempts as research by Yonder Consulting, on behalf of Philip Morris, shows smokers last an average of 53 days before their quitting attempt fails. This means that...
Almost 60 percent of retailers say they have seen a spike in sales of smoke free products in 2021 as more smokers decide to kick the habit as part of new year’s resolutions. The findings are...
Philip Morris has revealed global sales of its reduced risk products [RRPs] amounted to almost $5 billion during the first three quarters of 2020. Despite the continued pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, unit sales of the...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced the appointment of Christian Woolfenden as its new managing director for the UK and Ireland, taking over from Peter Nixon. In a statement announcing his appointment, Woolfenden said: “I’m excited...
IQOS manufacturer Philip Morris (PMI) has just announced it will begin selling the ‘Lil’ brand outside South Korea after acquiring global distribution rights from KT&G in January. According to Yahoo Finance, PMI will first launch KT&G’s...
IQOS sales grew five-fold in the past year according to brand owner Philip Morris’s latest quarterly results. The figure compares IQOS sales in the UK during the second quarter of 2020 with that of the same...
PMI has revealed it is planning to launch a new tobacco alternative system onto the UK market called IQOS VEEV. Responding to Vape Business enquiries about the future of the IQOS MESH system after it disappeared...
PMI has removed its vaping range, IQOS MESH, from sale on its website, apparently killing off the short-lived vape alternative to the IQOS heat-not-burn system. Early last week, visitors to the IQOS site who clicked on...
As Philip Morris announces a step up in its menthol ban preparation, Peter Nixon gives an exclusive video interview with Vape Business about the rise in distribution of HEETS, the opportunity IQOS provides convenience and why...
Fourth-quarter results from Philip Morris show just how successful its heat-not-burn IQOS system is becoming. The report shows that, in the 52 markets where IQOS is available, the brand is now the third-biggest tobacco brand behind...
Philip Morris MD Peter Nixon tells Andy Marino why the company’s heat-not-burn product is about to take off in 2020. Peter Nixon is the MD of Philip Morris, part of PMI, the international tobacco company established...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has gained the international distribution rights to a second heat-not-burn device, it has been announced. According to a report in the Korea Times, the company has reached agreement with Korean manufacturer KT&G...
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