By George Nott (George.Nott@thegrocer.co.uk)
Publishing: 8 February 2025
Advertising deadline: 24 January 2025
Submissions deadline: 21 January 2025
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Retailers reliant on tobacco, vapes and accessories sale are braced for further disruption, with the ban on disposable vapes due to come in force this year and the introduction of the annual rise of the minimum age people can buy tobacco by a year scheduled for 2027. So how are retailers preparing for these changes? What are suppliers doing to help them navigate change? Tobacco companies say they’re investing more in reduced harm products, so who’s doing what? And who’s selling them? And what state will the market be in once these changes have come in?
Have we passed peak vape? With value and volume sales of vaping products falling last year [NIQ] and uptake of vaping only inching up slightly [ONS], what are producers doing to counteract this?
The single-use vape ban: Two-thirds of vapers say they prefer to puff on disposable devices [Vape Superstore]. So, what’s going to happen when such devices are banned this year? What kind of devices will fill disposables’ shoes? Presumably retailers like selling them because of the margins they offer, so what impact will the ban have on category revenues and margins?
Reduced-harm tobacco products: This feature will explore the steps tobacco companies are taking to wean smokers off the cigs and onto reduced harm products. Which products have the most uptake and why? Have any flopped? Why? And which retail channels command most of this market?
Smoking and vaping accessories: This feature will also include analysis of the smoking and vaping accessories market. So which new products are proving most popular at the moment and what’s in store for the coming year in accessories?
Innovations: We will profile four new products or ranges, ideally ones that have not appeared in The Grocer before. We need launch date, rsp, and a hi-res picture of each.
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