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All websites increase range of brands: Germany market report

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 16th May 2018 || Market reports |

Europe
Germany
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Market reports
In this ECigIntelligence look at online pricing of e-liquid products and hardware categories on Germany’s most visited online vape stores, we find 172 different brands — a 29% increase on the last quarter ...

A picture of e-cig pricing in the UK

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 16th May 2018 || Market reports |

England
EU
Europe
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
Companies
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Marketing and Retailing
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ECigIntelligence looks at the pricing and products range in e-liquids and hardware categories across the top five e-cigarette retailer websites in the UK and finds a shift towards advanced hardware products ...

Nicotine salts still limited: France market report

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 8th May 2018 || Market reports |

Europe
France
Market Research
Market reports
In our latest look at the French market, we find only three pod brands are available on the top 20 websites selling closed-type systems and only one of those is offering refills containing nicotine salts ...

Rise in products available online: Italy market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd May 2018 || Market reports |

Europe
Italy
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
In our latest look at the Italian market, ECigIntelligence has studied the latest prices and range of products for hardware products online and compared them with Q4 of 2017 ...

Online sales dominate in China as vaping as a lifestyle choice wanes

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 30th April 2018 || Market reports |

Asia
China
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Market reports
As the vaping lifestyle trend expires, the Chinese vaping industry struggles to become an option for smokers in a country where smoking is culturally ingrained. Meanwhile, vape stores close and the big online marketplaces dominate ...

CBD in Europe: an overview of an emerging vaping market

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 24th April 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
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Marketing and Retailing
Public Health and Medicine
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In this report from ECigIntelligence, we look at how CBD may be used as a vapour product, and examine the marketing and pricing of CBD on the leading vaping websites in Europe which offer it ...

Heated tobacco versus e-cigarettes: what does the future hold?

Written by Barnaby Page || 17th April 2018 || Market reports |

Asia
Japan
North America
United States
Heated tobacco
Marketing and Retailing
Policy and Politics
Regulation and Legislation
Technology and Innovation
Market reports
Heated tobacco is grabbing headlines, but what else will it seize? We examine a number of market and regulatory scenarios with greatly differing outcomes for both heat-not-burn products and e-cigarettes ...

Heated tobacco gaining ground: special market report

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 17th April 2018 || Market reports |

Asia
EU
Europe
Japan
Heated tobacco
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Marketing and Retailing
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In this special report, ECigIntelligence looks at how heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) and hybrid products are gaining ground in the world’s tobacco and vapour market ...

South Korea heated tobacco market dominated by IQOS

Written by Veronika Sianko || 13th April 2018 || Market reports |

Asia
South Korea
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
ECigIntelligence returns to look at South Korea, where the heated tobacco market emerged in in 2017 when PMI launched IQOS — a move that was followed by the launches of both Glo and Lil ...

Nicotine salts and pod kits growing rapidly: Canada market report

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 11th April 2018 || Market reports |

Canada
North America
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Marketing and Retailing
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With both products growing in popularity, in this report In this report ECigIntelligence looks at the range of pod vape kits available and also the range of nicotine salts among the top 20 Canadian online retailers ...

Heated tobacco continues to expand: Japan market report

Written by Veronika Sianko || 10th April 2018 || Market reports |

Asia
Japan
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Japan has been at the forefront of the growing heated tobacco market, and in this report ECigIntelligence looks at the marketing conditions and compares the leading brands ...

IQOS versus Glo: the heated tobacco market in Russia

Written by Veronika Sianko || 5th April 2018 || Market reports |

Russia
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Two heated tobacco brands have been launched in Russia by Big Tobacco: IQOS from PMI and BAT’s Glo. And all the signs are that the products are gradually gaining in interest and popularity in one of the world’s...

CBD in France: green shoots of a new market appearing

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 5th April 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
France
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Despite some degree of legal uncertainty, a variety of CBD vaping products appeared on the French market in 2017. This report considers what they are, where they can be found, and what factors affect their pricing and availability...

Advanced devices dominate Greece: consumer survey

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 23rd March 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
Greece
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
ECigIntelligence’s latest online survey of the Greek e-cigarette market found advanced devices dominate, with a high proportion of respondents mixing their own e-liquids ...

Shrunk by regulation, but going steady: Italy market report

Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th March 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
Italy
Heated tobacco
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Our latest report on the state of the e-cigarette market in Italy finds that strict regulation has caused a fall in the size of the market – but not as steep as the fall in vaper numbers, as...

UK market report: mainstream retail dominated by tobacco firms

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 27th February 2018 || Market reports |

England
Europe
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
In our latest look at the UK market we see that the distribution share of mainstream retail has remained stable. The channel is dominated by tobacco companies and it is difficult for small companies to access the channel...

Online still dominates: Spain market report

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 21st February 2018 || Market reports |

Europe
Spain
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Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
In our latest look at the Spanish market, we see that open system products dominate, online remains the most important distribution channel and IQOS is the only Big Tobacco e-cig product currently available ...

Online sales thrive despite ban: Quebec market report

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 20th February 2018 || Market reports |

Canada
North America
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
In our latest look at Canada we focus on Quebec, where the e-cig industry is subject to strict regulations. There is no country-wide regulation as yet, but this looks set to change with Bill S-5 ...

Belgium: vape store numbers booming in a fast-growing market

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 8th February 2018 || Market reports |

Belgium
EU
Europe
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
The Belgian e-cigarette market is highly regulated but growing fast, with the number of vape stores in the country having doubled since last year’s implementation of the European TPD legalised nicotine e-cigs ...

Hardware in Italy: new quarterly online price tracking

Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th February 2018 || Market reports |

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Europe
Italy
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
ECigIntelligence tracked the online pricing of hardware products on the top five visited e-cigarette websites in Italy. The tracking will be conducted on a quarterly basis and the comparative top line results presented, as here ...

US consumer survey: open system users and hardware choices

Written by Eva Antal || 1st February 2018 || Market reports |

North America
United States
Market Research
Market reports
We carried out a survey and analysed the hardware choice of more than 4000 vapers in America. We found 35% of respondents generally only buy their device in vape stores and Smok is the dominant leader by...

HnB in France: distribution channels for IQOS

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 31st January 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
France
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Our report examines the French distribution channels for PMI’s IQOS, currently the only heated tobacco system available in France, along with its associated Heets consumables ...

Almost 20% rise in vape stores: UK market report

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 30th January 2018 || Market reports |

England
EU
Europe
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
Market Research
Market reports
In our latest look at the UK market, we find that there are now about 2,000 vape shops. The northwest of England has the highest number of stores and 70% of all stores belong to a chain ...

International brands make deep inroads into South African market

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 30th January 2018 || Market reports |

Africa
South Africa
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Our study of the online market in South Africa, where e-cigarettes have gained a good deal of traction over the past year, analyses brands, products and prices on the country’s 20 leading e-cig websites ...

Under Russian influence: e-cig markets in the Eurasian Economic Union

Written by Veronika Sianko || 25th January 2018 || Market reports |

Armenia
Asia
Belarus
Europe
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Market Research
Market reports
Our report considers how the free flow of goods, common customs tariff and cancellation of customs formalities affects the e-cigarette market within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia ...

Facing a taxing future: Russia vape store survey

Written by Veronika Sianko || 22nd January 2018 || Market reports |

Russia
Market Research
Market reports
Our latest survey of vape stores in Russia looks at the revenue shares attributed to the best-selling e-cigarette hardware and e-liquids, and sounds out store managers on how optimistic they are in the shadow of rising taxes ...

Open system users – who are they? New US consumer survey results

Written by Eva Antal || 16th January 2018 || Market reports |

North America
United States
Market Research
Market reports
This first in a series of studies of vaping behaviour is based on a survey of over 7000 open system device users and identifies consumer segments based on vaping experience, device types, and actual and expected changes in...

Germany vapers survey: mixing with the enthusiasts

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 11th January 2018 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
Germany
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Market reports
Our survey of German vapers’ behaviour and attitudes finds flavour and confidence in the manufacturer are key when choosing e-liquids, while ease of use and customisation options are the prime aspects of hardware ...

The UK’s top five e-cig websites

Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou || 8th January 2018 || Market reports |

England
Europe
Northern Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Wales
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
ECigIntelligence looked at the price policy and product range for e-liquids and hardware on the UK’s top five visited websites selling e-cigarettes. Multipacks of 10 ml bottles and short-fill e-liquids are a new characteristic of the British e-liquid...

Ontario report: Open systems dominate but new legislation looms

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 19th December 2017 || Market reports |

Canada
North America
Market Research
Regulation and Legislation
Market reports
In our latest look at Canada, we find that open system products dominate, taking up approximately 85% of the Ontario market, with a high prevalence of basic models. Most sales come through the offline channel, and we believe...

Russia vape survey: more use e-cigs just because they like it

Written by Veronika Sianko || 13th December 2017 || Market reports |

Russia
Market Research
Market reports
Our consumer survey of Russian vapers finds dual use drops off more slowly than in other major markets, while more Russians take up vaping purely for enjoyment, including a substantial number who have never smoked ...

Swiss market dominated by open advanced systems

Written by Migle Malinovskyte || 5th December 2017 || Market reports |

Europe
Switzerland
Heated tobacco
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
The Swiss market is dominated by open advanced systems mostly purchased offline. Due to the country's nicotine ban Switzerland seems an ideal market for shake and vape e-liquids. Foreign shake and vape e-liquids, mostly imported from the...

Online sales: the impact of Amazon, eBay and the web’s mega-retailers

Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th December 2017 || Market reports |

Asia
Australasia
Australia
China
England
EU
Europe
France
Germany
North America
United Kingdom
United States
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
Internet retailing platforms have had a big impact in bringing buyers and sellers together in many sectors – but they have had a limited effect on the e-cigarette market so far. However, they have the potential to become...

E-liquid market fragmented in Poland

Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2017 || Market reports |

Europe
Poland
Market Research
Market reports
In our latest look at Poland, we find that fewer than 10% of respondents have been running their business for less than a year, which indicates fewer entrants into the sector following implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive...

Popularity of shake and vape on the rise in Germany

Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar || 29th November 2017 || Market reports |

EU
Europe
Germany
Market Research
Marketing and Retailing
Market reports
As shake and vape grows in popularity, ECigIntelligence takes a look at the German market in detail and finds that experienced vapers in Germany mostly use their own-mixed e-liquids, which can help in avoiding TPD restrictions for e-liquid-containing...

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