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 ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 17th April 2018
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
In this latest look at the French market, ECigIntelligence looks at the pricing and product ranges of e-liquids and hardware across the top five French electronic cigarette retail websites ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 23rd March 2018
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 ...
This report on e-liquids is the first in a series tracking the online pricing of e-cigarette products in six key markets: France, Germany, Italy, Russia, the UK and...
The latest ECigIntelligence survey reveals Italian vape stores think the new regulatory framework will have a negative impact on their business, but they remain optimistic ...
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...
Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar | 14th March 2018
Rapid growth we previously reported in the German e-cigarette market has slowed, but our latest report details a number of reasons why we still expect it to grow further in the future ...
France is a mature e-cig market that is growing at a stable pace. The main distribution channel for vapour products is around 2500 vape stores but we expect sales to increase significantly in tobacconists ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 27th February 2018
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...
This report, which focuses on consumer e-liquid choices, is the third in a series of studies dealing with the product choices and behaviour of open system vaping consumers in the US ...
Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar | 21st February 2018
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 ...
Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 20th February 2018
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 30th January 2018
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...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 30th January 2018
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 ...
Our survey of the Polish e-cigarette market finds a continuing move towards advanced open systems, but a mood of pessimism in the face of forthcoming taxation ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar | 11th January 2018
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 ...
Market growth for e-cigarette products peaked in Ukraine last year; our latest report details the state of an unregulated market in a phase of stability or light growth ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 8th January 2018
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...
In our latest look at the Italian market, we find that ready-to-use e-liquids, especially 10ml bottles, are the most common bottle sizes stocked on the top five websites, while 28% of the e-liquid products found...
Our latest report on the top five e-cigarette retail websites in France considers pricing and product ranges on Lepetitvapoteur.com, Taklope.com, Aromes-et-liquides.fr, E-liquide-fr.com and Kumulusvape.fr ...
Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 19th December 2017
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,...
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...
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...
ECigIntelligence has launched a new long-term project to track the online pricing of e-liquid products and hardware categories on the US’s most visited online vape stores ...
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...
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...
Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar | 29th November 2017
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...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 29th November 2017
With fewer smokers than in other countries, there is less scope for e-cigarettes to flourish in either country – but legal changes afoot in New Zealand reveal a more positive attitude to vaping than in...
We consider the Russian market to be focused on modular devices, with over three quarters of all hardware products stocked on the top five websites being mods or replacement parts. The most common bottle size...
PMI launched its IQOS heated tobacco product in Italy in 2014. So what sales and marketing strategies has the company used to introduce the brand to Italian consumers? ...
Our consumer survey took place from September to October 2017. Most respondents were ex-smokers, with around a third vaping for more than two years. The majority of our respondents where male and aged between 25...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 20th November 2017
Since the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) was implemented, the Greek e-cigarette market has shifted towards using shake and vape e-liquids, as they are exempt from the new tax ...
Written by Migle Malinovskyte | 16th November 2017
Our latest survey of French e-cigarette users finds vape stores are a very popular retail channel for e-liquids, while hardware purchases are predominately made...
Written by Nicolás Leonardo Dejtiar | 10th November 2017
Our report on the social networks of the top 20 e-cig websites in Germany focuses on Facebook and looks at how companies can best interact with followers to build brand loyalty ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 10th November 2017
Web traffic has a strong correlation to sales and sales growth of the consummables inside heated tobacco products. The analysis of web traffic data therefore gives us a good indication of the direction of movement...