Marketing & retailing
This section encompasses all our news stories, both regulatory and business, that relate specifically to marketing and retailing. A few examples of what you can find are rates of sale, banning of sale and individual company movements. It also includes content about new retail opportunities for e-cigs and related products.
New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative ...
Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th May 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Limited enforcement of the online sales and advertising ban in China
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th May 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The enforcement of the ban issued in China in late 2019 that prohibits the online sales of e-cigarettes as well as vaping advertising has proven relatively ineffective, ECigIntelligence has found ...
Pandemic measures place new pressures on US vaping trade
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd April 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The sweeping response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on the US vaping sector, with some stores being forced to close while others respond in novel ways to government restrictions ...
UK online vaping orders rocket during lockdown; Italian sales plummet
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd April 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
An increase in online sales has been one of the most notable consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the vaping industry across Europe, as the sector continues to battle market disruptions and shop closures ...
Tobacco ads in Germany – spending goes up while ban debate goes on
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th February 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
While politicians in Germany continue to debate a future ban on tobacco-related advertising, new figures show that expenditure on ads by the country’s tobacco industry has increased ...
JT to slash prices of Ploom Tech devices in bid to capture Japanese market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th January 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco (JT) is cutting the price of its Ploom Tech and Ploom Tech+ hybrid devices from 1st February as it continues to lag behind its chief Big Tobacco competitors in its home market ...
German coalition conservatives agree outdoor ad ban
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th December 2019 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
The German conservative parties have come out in support of a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for tobacco products – including vaping and heated tobacco products ...
UK vaping brands look to fuel stations as new retail opportunities
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th December 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Independent vaping brands in the UK are looking at the retail opportunity of opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations, in a bid to increase visibility and reach more customers ...
Quebec monopoly calls temporary halt to sales of cannabis vaping devices
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Cannabis vaping products won’t be legally available in Canada’s second-largest province “for the time being” after a decision by the Quebec government-owned cannabis monopoly ...
Chinese court to hear first case for misleading e-cigarette branding
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Chinese e-cigarette companies have been caught in the country’s first civil court case for allegedly claiming that their vaping products pose no or little harm to people’s health ...
Juul halts sale of mint pods ahead of new FDA guidance on flavours
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs is halting sales of its mint flavour after the publication of a survey by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among high school...
Major Korean c-store chains take flavoured e-cigs off the shelves
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Four major convenience store chains in South Korea are to suspend sales of some flavoured e-cigarettes after the government announced it is carrying out an assessment of possible health effects ...
Lung illness and the reaction to it are hitting US vaping retail sector hard
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The outbreak of vape-related lung illness across the US is having a damaging effect on e-cig retail, from small vape stores hit by plummeting receipts to big store chains emptying their shelves of vapour products ...
Italy suspends sales of Salt Life 1000 mg nic salt for safety testing
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The Italian Ministry of Health has banned sales of a nicotine salt product from Milan-based company Blendfeel while tests are carried out to ascertain its safety for consumers ...
FDA orders Eonsmoke to remove nearly 100 products from US market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
New Jersey e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke has been ordered by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove from the market 96 products that do not have a marketing authorisation order ...
Spanish campaign attacks smoking and e-cigs in one powerful blast
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new anti-smoking campaign by the Spanish government takes on smoking, vaping, heated tobacco and hookahs under the motto “El tabaco ata y te mata” (“Tobacco ties and kills you”) ...
Totally Wicked finds shelf-space on the UK high street with WHSmith
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vaping products from Totally Wicked are now available from UK high street newspaper and stationery retailer WHSmith ...
Myblu takes over Germany’s busiest station, with new ad limits ahead
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Huge ads for Myblu are turning heads at Hamburg central railway station – before a pending update of German advertising law that could spell an end to such campaigns ...
BAT launches hybrid pod in Korea amid rumours of new tax scheme
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched Glo Sens in Korea, a new hybrid pod product which combines vaping technology with real...
Shop display stands for IQOS ‘don’t break Russian advertising law’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The Russian Federal Anti-monopoly Service has rejected a complaint by the International Confederation of Consumer Societies that IQOS display stands in stores violated federal advertising rules ...
Facebook places new limits on e-cig content, considers even tighter rules
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th July 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Facebook has unveiled a new policy that limits content related to alcohol and tobacco, including e-cigarettes, in users’ posts ...
FDA’s new TV campaign aims to turn teens off vaping by magic
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd July 2019 || Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
“Some people think that vaping is not a big deal, but that is just an illusion.” That’s the start of a new TV ad, one of a series featuring street magician Julius Dein launched on teen-focused networks by...
Two English NHS hospitals ban smoking and open vape stores
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th July 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape shops have been opened in two NHS hospitals in England, underlining the increasing endorsement by the UK medical profession of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ...
Juul adds supermarket giant Asda to its growing list of UK stockists
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Juul has widened its retail presence in the UK, with its devices now available in 357 branches of major supermarket chain Asda ...
PMI moves on Bristol with four new IQOS stores opening this summer
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is to expand its British heated tobacco presence with the opening of four new IQOS stores in Bristol this summer ...
Vuse and Juul target adult viewers with US television ad campaigns
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Reynolds American and Juul Labs have both launched major TV campaigns in the US promoting their respective vaping devices ...
UK ad body upholds Vype website complaints
Written by Barnaby Page || 19th October 2018 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new ruling by the UK’s advertising complaints body highlights the risks that e-cigarette websites can run if their text is deemed promotional. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) challenged 20 separate statements and phrases on the...
Was Granny a punk? How e-liquid brands tap the nostalgia vein
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th October 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be, but it’s a time-served element in many a successful brand – and e-liquid companies have found it a useful tool to create an image ...
How every picture can tell a story
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
During the course of the detailed research that goes into both ECigIntelligence’s Market Reports and Regulatory Reports, a lot of images are gathered and collected — and not all of them can make it into the relevant published...
International vape store galleries
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
ECigIntelligence takes you through some of the vape stores and traditional retail outlets found in a selection of the countries that have been reported on ...
Vape store photo gallery: Ukraine
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
...Vape store photo gallery: United Kingdom
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Vape store photo gallery: Sweden
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Vape store photo gallery: Seoul
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Vape store photo gallery: Belgrade
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
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Vape store photo gallery: Moscow
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
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Vape store photo gallery: Bucharest
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Vape store photo gallery: Amsterdam
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
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Vape store photo gallery: Osaka, Japan
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Vape store photo gallery: Italy, Sept 2018
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Vape store photo gallery: Greece
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Vape store photo gallery: Finland
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Vape store photo gallery: Denmark
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Copenhagen: traditional retail Copenhagen: vape stores ...
Vape store photo gallery: Australia
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
Sydney: traditional retail Sydney: vape stores ...
UK chains set to flourish while fewer new vape stores are opened
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd August 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
UK vape retail is consolidating, with fewer new vape stores appearing on the high street – but some companies are still investing, and the future may belong to big chains ...
Supermarket giant adds another link to its vape chain – and it’s a Doozy
Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd July 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
Asda is to stock products from independent company Doozy Vape, which means one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains now carries 16 different vaping ranges across various stores ...
The Juul in the crown – how social media provided the polish
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 26th June 2018 || Marketing & retailing |
Effective use of social media may have been responsible for Juul’s remarkable success in the US e-cig market, suggests a new report that correlates the brand’s sales with its profile on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter ...