Trade associations representing the convenience retail sector have welcomed the announcement from the government on plans to introduce a range of measures to tackle underage vaping. The measures include closing of a loophole that allows firms...
AF Blakemore said its company owned store division Blakemore Retail accounts for an impressive 22 per cent of the top 500 stores and represents 25 per cent of the top 20 vape outlets in the UK....
The government said on Tuesday it would close a loophole that lets retailers give free samples of vapes to children in a clampdown on e-cigarettes, whose colourful designs and fruity flavours make them stand out on...
By Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter An East London shop owner has been slapped with a £200 fine and ordered to pay an extra £1301.83 in court costs after they sold an e- cigarette to a...
US tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) is fighting to get Britain, France and other countries to make it easier to promote alternatives to cigarettes such as heated tobacco and vaping. PMI embarked on a strategic...
Around £90,000 worth of e-cigarettes were stolen in a burglary at a premises in Darwen. According to police, a group of around 18 people forced their way into an industrial compound on Global Way on 20...
A large amount of illegal cigarettes, tobacco and disposable vapes with a retail value of almost £30,000 was seized across Walsall last week as part of a crackdown on the illicit tobacco trade. Walsall Trading Standards,...
Switzerland will ban advertising of tobacco products and e-cigarettes aimed at young people, the government said on Wednesday, implementing a decision passed in a referendum last year. The cabinet said it would strengthen its already planned...
Jacek Olczak, chief executive of Philip Morris International (PMI), has urged the governments globally to accelerate the end of cigarettes. In his remarks at the UnHerd Club in London on Tuesday, Olczak said “cigarettes belong in...
Vape tech solution provider Feelm has teamed up with the leading vape brands Relx and Kiwi for a new environmental initiative that will reward UK vapers for recycling their single-use devices. Consumers who mail in ten...
By: Chris Young, Local Democracy Reporter A Company has been ordered to pay over £13,000 after it was caught selling illicit vapes in one of the first prosecutions of its kind in Bradford. Trading Standards found...
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reiterated its support for tough enforcement action against those who sell vapes and other age restricted products to underage customers. New figures released today by health charity Action on...
A new survey by health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has found no significant change between 2022 and 2023 in the proportion of 11-17 year olds currently vaping (6.9% in 2022 and 7.6% in...
Vape tech brand Feelm revealed that leading brands Relx and Kiwi Vapor have already incorporated its groundbreaking ceramic coil disposable solution in their latest single use products. Feelm added that more companies are set to follow...
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