China buys cheap, but higher prices bring higher returns

Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th February 2017 || Business briefing |

Asia

China

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

The most popular e-liquid products in China appear to be the cheapest ones, according to a new ECigIntelligence analysis of online pricing in the Chinese...

Kentucky doubts: 64% believe e-cigs are no safer than smoking tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2017 || Business briefing |

Kentucky

North America

United States

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

A survey undertaken in the U.S. state of Kentucky will do nothing to cheer the e-cigarette industry, or public health professionals concerned at the cumulative effect of a long series of negative...

Global Horizon joint venture could open up Chinese market to e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2017 || Business briefing |

Asia

China

Companies

Policy and Politics

Business briefing

A new UK-Chinese joint venture could bring Blu to the Chinese domestic market. But are the pricing conditions favourable for such a move?...

BAT to buy out Reynolds in $49bn deal, creating global titan

Written by Barnaby Page || 17th January 2017 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Business briefing

British American Tobacco (BAT) is to take over Reynolds American, the number two U.S. tobacco company, paying $49bn for the 58% it does not already...

Opinion: Pokémon Go promotion is no lure to catch innocent children

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Opinion: Vape shops aren't using Pokemon Go to lure kids in for a trial in nicotine. But they should be a bit more self-aware when planning promotions....

Leading U.S. websites stay in front despite slowing of traffic

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Convenience and lower prices make the internet one of the most important distribution channels for e-cigarettes in the U.S., according to a new ECigIntelligence market...

Turn up contrast for better e-cig advertising, research suggests

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

New Jersey

New York

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United States

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Marketing & retailing

Advertisements which highlight the differences between e-cigarettes and tobacco may be more effective at promoting e-cigs than those which play up their similarities, a new study suggests....

BAT to end involvement with Voke, returning rights to Kind Consumer

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th January 2017 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

British American Tobacco has ceased its involvement in the commercialisation of the medically licensed Voke nicotine inhaler....

Countering the counterfeiters as online sales provide market for fakes

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th January 2017 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

World

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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E-cigarette manufacturers are keeping their eyes open for fakes as the popularity of online marketing makes them a prime target for...

Manufacturer claims synthetic nicotine producers are using tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th December 2016 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Companies

Technology and Innovation

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A manufacturer has developed a new synthetic nicotine test that it says shows concerns about a number of rival products....

PMI makes progress with big plans for reduced-risk portfolio

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Asia

EU

Europe

Italy

Japan

Romania

Russia

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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Marketing & retailing

Philip Morris International has expressed optimism about the entire reduced-risk products sector as it launches a new trial of its Mesh closed-system e-cigarette in the UK city of Birmingham....

Study calls for smokers to be moved toward e-cigs and smokeless tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || Business briefing |

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

A new study claims there is no evidence that nicotine “causes or promotes” cancer and calls for health authorities to try and move smokers towards less harmful nicotine delivery products as quickly as...

Offline sales lead the way in Russia, but online market is growing

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || Business briefing |

Companies

Market Research

Business briefing

Online and offline channels are of almost equal importance in generating sales for the e-cigarette market in Russia, the latest ECigIntelligence market report has found....

Vaping products under new classification in Belgium

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th December 2016 || Business briefing |

Belgium

EU

Europe

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

A few months after being suspended, a Royal Decree published on 28th October 2016 has finally transposed the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) – but with a very important change in the classification of vaping products in Belgium....

U.S. vape store customers appreciate expertise of retail staff

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

North America

Oklahoma

United States

Market Research

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Marketing & retailing

U.S. vape shop customers prefer to use tank-devices with flavours other than tobacco, and choose to buy these products from specialists because of their expertise and knowledge, according to a new...

TPD test requirements criticised as vague: what can manufacturers do?

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th December 2016 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

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The wording of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is imprecise and confusing on the question of notifiable toxicology requirements, two UK scientists...

London launch of iQOS is another step towards a smokeless future

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th December 2016 || Business briefing |

England

Europe

United Kingdom

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Marketing and Retailing

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Philip Morris International (PMI) this week launched its heated tobacco device iQOS in the UK, claiming: “We certainly see a future where Philip Morris no longer will be selling...

Next-gen chic: London and Milan stores for iQOS and Pebble

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

England

Europe

Italy

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the opening of a retail store in Milan, Italy as part of the launch of its Vype Pebble e-cigarette. It follows closely on from Philip Morris International (PMI) opening a store in...

French users better served for stores than vapers in U.S. or UK

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

France

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Market Research

Business briefing

A new report from ECigIntelligence shows France is ahead of its rivals in terms of access to bricks-and-mortar vape stores....

Enthusiast users are mostly satisfied with their e-cigs, survey finds

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th November 2016 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

North America

United States

Market Research

Business briefing

The most advanced vapers in both Europe and the U.S. tend to prefer lower nicotine strength in their e-liquid, according to a recent ECigIntelligence survey of hobbyist-type...

Crutches for the weak or gadgets for the lads? Diverse UK views on e-cigs

Written by Barnaby Page || 25th November 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Market Research

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Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

The willingness of smokers to adopt e-cigarettes may depend partly on their moral perceptions of addiction, weakness and personal strength, a new British study...

E-cig retailer VaporBeast acquired by tobacco company in $27m deal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

American e-cigarette retailer VaporBeast has been bought by a tobacco products company Turning Point Brands for around $27m...

ECIG reports growth in sales following recapitalisation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Business briefing

Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIGs) has announced third quarter financial results....

Can vaping help in the battle against obesity and hypertension?

Written by Marc Beishon || 22nd November 2016 || Business briefing |

World

Public Health and Medicine

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Medical research has begun to reveal how e-cigarettes could help to prevent or lessen the potentially dangerous weight gain experienced by many people when they give up...

Consortium’s $30m buyout of bankrupt NJOY approved by court

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th November 2016 || Business briefing |

Delaware

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United States

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A buyer has been found for bankrupt NJOY after a court-approved auction process....

Reynolds expands U.S. distribution of Vuse Vibe tank system

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

North America

United States

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Marketing & retailing

R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. has expanded U.S. distribution of its Vuse Vibe pre-filled tank system to more than 25,000 retail...

Totally Wicked to pull out of U.S. market, citing compliance burden

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th November 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Regulation and Legislation

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Totally Wicked will withdraw from the U.S. market by the summer of 2018 if no changes to the FDA deeming regulations are put in place before then....

E-cig brands “must be dramatic to stand out at conventions”

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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Marketing & retailing

Companies must work harder to stand out at industry events or face becoming lost in a sea of competition, according to a recent award winner....

Can e-cigs be more profitable than tobacco in convenience stores?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Convenience stores can improve their business by stocking less tobacco and more e-cigarettes, a new report...

Industry cautiously optimistic on prospect of president Trump

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th November 2016 || Business briefing |

California

Indiana

North America

North Dakota

United States

Wisconsin

Policy and Politics

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The U.S. vaping industry has reacted with cautious optimism to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential...

BAT to start trials of Glo HnB product in Japanese stores

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Asia

Japan

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

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Marketing & retailing

BAT says its Glo heat-not-burn product will be available in Japan from mid-December. It is running a test trial in one city before launching the product nationwide....

Battery fires burn holes in e-cigarettes’ safety reputation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

A growing number of reported e-cigarette battery incidents is leaving the industry facing a serious problem despite the low statistical probability of an event happening....

Young Americans growing more confident in e-cigs’ relative safety

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Market Research

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Business briefing

Young Americans are becoming more confident that vaping is safer and less addictive than smoking, researchers have found - but among older smokers the perception is moving in the opposite...

Boom year in Italy as vaping population triples

Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |

EU

Europe

Italy

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Italy’s vaping population has more than tripled in the past year, bringing the number of e-cigarette users back to the levels of 2013, before the 2014 crash - and the rise is set to continue, with greater market...

Blu launches TPD range, offers deep discounts on older product

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Fontem’s Blu brand has launched a range of e-cigarettes compliant with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ahead of the May 2017...

Survey finds low usage in Philippines and India

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2016 || Business briefing |

Asia

India

Philippines

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

A new survey has found differing levels of awareness and e-cig use in the Philippines and India but neither market has really developed for vaping products as yet....

CDC finds high U.S. adult dual use and non-smoker vaper levels

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th October 2016 || Business briefing |

North America

United States

Market Research

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems to indicate that there are high levels of dual use amongst U.S. vapers and a significant percentage of vapers that have never smoked conventional cigarettes....

Confusion between smoking and nicotine “harms reputation of e-cigs”

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th October 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Muddled definitions of addiction are undermining the recognition of e-cigarettes as reduced-risk products, according to specialists in harm...

Pax Labs acts to solve supply problems, end price gouging

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Pax Labs has faced price gouging problems after mistakes led to insufficient demand. But it anticipates it will have fully fixed the problem by early next year....

Roll over, Altria: British American Tobacco bids to buy Reynolds

Written by Barnaby Page || 21st October 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Barely a year after the Reynolds American takeover of Lorillard, the U.S. tobacco industry may face another upheaval as British American Tobacco (BAT) bids to buy Reynolds...

Opinion: e-cig fears smoulder, but who remembers hoverboards?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th October 2016 || Business briefing |

Asia

Canada

China

EU

Europe

North America

United States

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Recent news reports have lambasted hoverboards over safety concerns - prompting multiple retailers to drop listings. But is the threat over-rated? There are some striking similarities to similar news reports on e-cigarettes....

TPD poses tricky problems for small vape retailers in Netherlands

Written by Barnaby Page || 6th October 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

Netherlands

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

The e-cigarette market in the Netherlands faces a serious challenge adapting to the requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), as small specialist retailers try to cope with advertising restrictions, e-liquid regulations and age...

JAC Vapour advertising is linked to UK smoking cessation campaign

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Public Health and Medicine

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Scottish e-cig brand JAC Vapour is looking to take advantage of the growing support for e-cigarettes from Public Health England (PHE) by running an advertising promotion tied in to a national smoking cessation campaign....

Bidis and illegal tobacco add up to an unusual challenge in India

Written by Barnaby Page || 4th October 2016 || Business briefing |

Asia

India

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

India’s largely undeveloped e-cigarette market has growth potential, but tobacco remains cheap and highly competitive, with a significant black...

JTI prepares Japan-wide Ploom Tech launch, but iQOS gains ground

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Asia

Japan

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Japan Tobacco (JTI) has ramped up production of its Ploom Tech e-cigarette in preparation for a nationwide launch across Japan, following successful trials in the city of...

JTI testing e-cigarette display shelves for retailers

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) wants to know whether tobacco shelves in stores can easily be modified to accommodate...

NJOY files for bankruptcy, blaming poor sales and compliance costs

Written by Barnaby Page || 20th September 2016 || Business briefing |

Arizona

Delaware

North America

United States

Companies

Business briefing

NJOY, one of the best-known and longest-established U.S. e-cigarette makers, has filed for...

As regulation bites, many Polish Websites stop selling e-cigs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Europe

Poland

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

A ban on distance sales in Poland is transforming a well-established e-cigarette market....

Canadian research shows kids vape for coolness, adults for cessation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |

Canada

North America

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Marketing & retailing

Two new studies out of Canada come to different conclusions for the motivations of adults and children in taking up vaping....

Opinion: fear of innovation will hit e-cigs as hard as aspartame

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2016 || Business briefing |

Europe

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

Business briefing

Will e-cigarettes face the same battle of public opinion as the sugar substitute aspartame?...