Thomas Briant, executive director of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO), discussed the future of cigarette retailing in convenience stores. By John Lofstock, Editor. While cigarettes have long been a staple at U.S. convenience stores, accounting for millions in pack and cartons sales and boosting the profits from the average smoker’s market basket, it remains [...]
Ordinance would ban e-cigs but allow traditional cigarettes. An article in the Springfield Republican has reported that the West Springfield, Mass. Board of Health is considering a regulation that would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in the town. However, unlike laws in other cities, which ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, this proposal [...]
Each cigarillo is filled with finely blended tobaccos and covered with slow burning, smooth Gold wrappers. White Owl and Game by Garcia y Vega have announced the latest innovation in cigarillos, FoilFresh Gold! Cigarillo lovers will strike gold with this new 24k smoking experience. Small HTL cigarillo is the largest segment in the cigar category [...]
More Americans vow to quit in 2013, reports Mintel. New Years resolutions are sure to include “quit smoking” this year, and there are plenty of smoking cessation products on hand to help Americans quit, and according to a new report from Mintel on smoking cessation aids, people are expected to use them. Sales of smoking [...]
“We will continue to work with all municipalities that join the critical fight against contraband tobacco,” says OCSA CEO. The Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA) is pleased to recognize the support of the Vaughan City Council, in passing a motion against contraband tobacco at their meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11. The motion requests that City [...]
The plaintiffs argued that the ordinances resulted in an infringement of the First Amendment protection of commercial speech. Several tobacco associations and manufacturers that sought to overturn two Providence, R.I. ordinances with a lawsuit brought before Federal District Court Judge Mary Lisi, lost their battle this week as the judge ruled in favor of the [...]
Now the FDA must decide whether to file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to accept the case for a hearing. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s petition that the full panel of District of Columbia Circuit Court [...]
Innovations and competitive pricing are pushing the popularity of moist smokeless tobacco. By John Lofstock, Editor. With cigarette smokers in flux—some sticking to favorite brands, others trading down or trying e-cigarettes and some transitioning to smokeless products—opportunities for c-stores abound. Industry insiders are looking for increased moist smokeless tobacco (MST) usage and concomitant rise in [...]
NJOY products are now available at all Cumberland Farms stores; NJOY Kings available in December 2012. Cumberland Farms, a convenience store chain with locations throughout the Northeast and Florida, and e-cig company NJOY have announced a distribution partnership. The partnership includes chain-wide distribution of NJOY’s newest electronic cigarette, the NJOY Kings, to the nearly 600 [...]
Researchers “found no support that banning tobacco ads throughout the store would discourage kids from trying to purchase cigarettes,” according to the study’s author. U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests. The study tracked the purchases of a group of adolescents as they “shopped” [...]
Tantus Tobacco, a company dedicated to bringing high-quality, value-priced filtered cigars, tipped cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco to the market, has added Red Buck Soft Tip (ST) Cigars to its product line. Four flavors are available in 10 count packs: Full Flavor, Menthol, Cherry and Blueberry. For More Information From Tantus Tobacco www.tantustobacco.com
NJOY Kings to be available at all Sheetz stores November 2012. Sheetz Inc. has entered into a distribution partnership with e-cigarette company NJOY. Beginning mid-November 2012, the partnership includes chain-wide distribution of NJOY’s newest electronic cigarette, the NJOY Kings, throughout the more than 430 Sheetz retail locations. “At Sheetz, there is a clear focus on [...]
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco And TerraCycle team to help the environment. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. has teamed up with TerraCycle, a world leader in developing solutions for hard-to-recycle materials, to do something about cigarette butt litter. According to Keep America Beautiful (KAB), 65% of all cigarette butts are disposed of improperly. But thanks to [...]
Little cigars are gaining a loyal following with older demographics based on affordability. By Howard Riell, Associate Editor. Consumption of little cigars, which have lower taxes and fewer marketing restrictions than cigarettes, has increased dramatically over the past three years. And while convenience store retailers can apply the usual merchandising techniques to them, an in-depth [...]
“Pan-Oston’s collection of planning tools and functional capabilities help ensure delivery of our client’s vision and quality requirements on time and within budget,” says president of Pan-Oston. Pan-Oston, a provider of custom and integrated retail planning and merchandising solutions, has taken just-in-time design, manufacturing and logistics to an entirely new level. Earlier this year, Pan-Oston [...]