All Tobacco articles – Page 25
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Comment & Opinion
Confident King right to knock No 10
Justin King is always confident, even on a sticky wicket. This week he could afford to be the flattrack bully…
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NewsDepots struggle with 'crazy' tobacco rules
Wholesalers have branded the tobacco display ban at their depots “a right pain in the a***”.
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NewsWeetabix and Kit Kat flagged up
Weetabix and Kit Kat are getting new looks and identities to mark the Diamond Jubilee and Olympic celebrations.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Lansley rub out tobacco trade... and at what price?
Andrew Lansley wants to stub out the trade, but suppliers remain determined to push to push the case against enforcing generic packaging.
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Comment & Opinion
Busybodies and disapprovers are on the march
April is the cruellest month, wrote TS Eliot. In political terms, the present one is also turning out to be the most perverse.
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NewsWhitehall set for tobacco packaging consultation
The government is expected to launch its consultation on whether to force all tobacco products into plain packs on Monday.
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NewsCiggie sales already down ahead of display ban
With just days until the display ban comes into force in England, Imperial Tobacco has revealed tobacco sales have taken a hit in stores that have already covered up their cigarette kiosks.
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Comment & Opinion
Plain packaging is final nail for local stores
Wouldn’t it be more sensible to assess the impact of the display ban before considering further tobacco restrictions?
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Comment & Opinion
Beware the likely mission creep
Whatever you think of tobacco, it’s important to remember that it is still perfectly legal to sell it.
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NewsImperial rolls out additive-free Drum
Imperial Tobacco has launched an additive-free version of roll-your-own brand Drum.
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NewsBlack market accounts for a quarter of tobacco
More than a quarter of all tobacco smoked in the UK is either fake or smuggled - costing the country billions of pounds in lost tax revenue.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen duty calls
The black market in booze and fags is booming. The Grocer joined Customs, police and Trading Standards…
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Category ReportTOBACCO: NPD fails to stub out drift to cut-price cigarettes
A 1.5 billion fall in the number of cigarettes smoked in the UK seems to point to the government having success
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News
Tesco trials screens ahead of ban on tobacco display
Tesco is gearing up for next year’s tobacco display ban by trialling screens across the front of tobacco kiosks.
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News
Booker rolls out Red Band tobacco line
Booker has relaunched its own-label Red Band handrolling tobacco.
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NewsJTI and BAT rolling out two-in-one cigarettes
Typical – you wait decades for a cigarette that can change flavour at the touch of a button and then two come along at once…
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NewsForecourts close gap with mults in fight against underage sales
Forecourt retailers are catching up with supermarkets in enforcing ID checks for cigarettes and alcohol, a survey seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals.
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NewsImperial profits grow again despite sliding tobacco volumes
Imperial Tobacco relied on growth in emerging markets as profits improved by more than 4% over the past year. Operating profits at the Lambert & Butler maker grew to £2.64bn, while price hikes contributed to a rise in total sales of 3.7% to £29.22bn.
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NewsHenri Wintermans maker unveils credit crunch-friendly cigar
Cigars - once one of the ultimate signs of wealth and decadence - are getting a recession-friendly makeover by…
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NewsTobacco guilty of ‘cynical marketing’
Sir, Imperial Tobacco’s Richmond Superslims are indeed an innovative answer to tobacco advertising…