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Vape store photo gallery: France
8th July 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Take a visual tour of some of France’s vape stores and see how French retailers do point of sale, product and window displays
Marketing and Retailing
Brexit: call for UK to reverse ban on e-cig advertising
1st July 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
The Advertising Association in the UK has called for bans on e-cigarette advertising in various media to be lifted, while the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found no problem with an advertisement in the recent “Just you and Blu” campaign that appeared in the London Evening Standard.
Video presentation: disharmony and the EU TPD
30th June 2016 - News analysis |
At June’s Global Forum on Nicotine in Warsaw, ECigIntelligence editorial director Barnaby Page took a look at some of the inconsistencies that are emerging in European regulation of e-cigarettes despite the standardisation imposed by the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Here is his presentation.
U.S. vape stores: how the top five chains compare
28th June 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Our analysis of the top five vape store chains in the U.S. reveals distinct patterns in geographical distribution, and offers some insight into how these chains are evolving against the background of a maturing industry.
Scottish-themed e-liquid is vivid orange, and not made from girders
27th June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
A new e-liquid flavour is targeting one of the narrowest niches yet addressed by the e-cigarette industry: fans of the Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru.
British TV switched off, but Blu’s cattle herder keeps going
22nd June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Last month’s e-cigarette commercials on British TV as part of Blu’s “Just you and Blu” campaign will probably prove to be the last ever in the country, but the Imperial Brands subsidiary is continuing with advertising in other media on the same theme.
Australian watchdog takes retailers to court over safety claims
21st June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Two e-cigarette retailers face Australian court proceedings after the country’s consumer watchdog filed charges alleging they had made false and misleading claims about the safety of their products.
France relents on rules for retailer signage and displays
21st June 2016 - News analysis |
France seems likely to mildly relax its rules on point-of-sale advertising for e-cigarettes.
All UK “lite” brands will have to change their names
17th June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
All British e-cigarette brands marketed as “lite” will have to change their names in order to comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), at an estimated cost of £23m (€30m, $33m).
Altria praised for handling of Green Smoke product recall
13th June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Altria subsidiary Nu Mark has successfully launched a recall for some of its Green Smoke chargers. But is all of the industry ready to act if things go suddenly wrong?
Could e-cigarettes be the next battleground for plain packaging?
10th June 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
As the tobacco industry braces itself for a global epidemic of plain-packaging legislation, there have been calls for the controversial measure to be applied to e-cigarettes too.
Austrian online retailers prepare to do battle with government
9th June 2016 - News analysis |
Online e-cigarette retailers in Austria are challenging the country’s planned ban on distance sales.
Can social media shed light on the state of vaping?
8th June 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Two new studies have set out to demonstrate the assistance that mass data sets from the Internet can give to future e-cigarette research.
Online age verification: industry-body members no better than others
29th May 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Membership in a trade association is no guarantee that online e-cigarette sellers will adopt measures such as warning labels and age verification, according to a new U.S. study, despite industry bodies often arguing that their members lead the way.
Studies on youth and advertising rely on already-familiar data
26th May 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Two new studies on the correlation between youth vaping and e-cigarette advertising are likely to be used to support calls for regulation of marketing – but they may add less to the debate than they seem, being based on the same previously-published numbers.
Opinion: how big is the risk of diacetyl litigation?
26th May 2016 - News analysis |
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the U.S. are always on the hunt for a new target to sue. And, having had some success suing diacetyl manufacturers over workers’ exposure to the chemical in microwave popcorn plants, attorneys are now beginning to target coffee roasters and the e-cigarette industry as well.
PMTAs and substantial equivalence: the deadlines and the grace periods
24th May 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
E-cigarette manufacturers will have more than two years to prepare premarket review applications for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Do you want to build a vapour business? Don’t choose Malaysia
23rd May 2016 - News analysis |
A massive decline in Malaysian vaper numbers has been confirmed by a local industry organisation.
Infographic: deeming regulations compliance for existing products
20th May 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Infographic showing compliance dates for existing e-cigarette and ENDS products under the new FDA deeming regulations.
French government hammering out last details of transposition
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
The final shape of France’s TPD transposition is becoming clearer following the presentation this week of an ordonnance to the Council of Ministers.
Deeming regulations in detail: the deadlines for initial compliance
20th May 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
In this ECigIntelligence report, we examine in detail the schedule for the U.S. deeming regulations’ major requirements affecting products that already exist on 8th August 2016, which will bring them into compliance with the regulations for the short term.
Most online vendors are disregarding distance sales bans
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
Europe’s online e-cigarette vendors are so far overwhelmingly ignoring new Internet sales bans where they exist, and taking full advantage of delays in legislation where they can.
Right on deadline, Ireland transposes the TPD
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
The Republic of Ireland has succeeded in transposing the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) at the eleventh hour, with recently-appointed health minister Simon Harris signing the necessary regulations to come into force today.
The TPD: access all our latest news, reports and trackers
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
This page provides you with links to all ECigIntelligence coverage of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) since 1st January this year.
Almost half of member states are late with TPD transposition
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
Nearly half of EU member states look likely to miss today’s deadline for fully transposing the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into local law.
What it means for business: a non-lawyer’s guide to TPD compliance
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
We summarise the essential requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive for e-cigarette firms.
British e-cig industry reluctantly, resentfully ready for TPD
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
UK e-cig firms feel as prepared as they can be for the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but many would still have liked to see it overturned by the European Court of Justice in the Totally Wicked case.
Only distant cousins: the TPD and the U.S. deeming regulations
20th May 2016 - News analysis |
Although the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the U.S. deeming regulations are coming into effect almost simultaneously this summer, their approaches could hardly be more different.
Distance sales bans set to transform a €140m online market
20th May 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
Eleven of the European Union’s 28 member states will ban online e-cigarette sales as part of their implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). We explore the likely impacts.
The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): essential facts
19th May 2016 - News analysis |
Essential facts about the new EU Tobacco Products Directive and its rules for e-cigarettes, which come into practical effect on 20th May 2016.
Ontario, Quebec dominate Canadian vape store development
19th May 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
This article summarises the results of ECigIntelligence’s analysis of 664 vape stores across Canada’s 13 provinces and three territories.
Information was gathered from two online sources and combined and merged into a single directory.
FDA expects many products to disappear as new regime takes effect
19th May 2016 - Market reports , Topic market reports |
The number of products on the U.S. e-cigarette market will contract sharply after the new deeming regulations come into full effect, according to their architect the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – and its predictions suggest a sudden slowdown in innovation too.
Anger, disappointment and fear for the future in America’s vape stores
14th May 2016 - News analysis |
Small independent vape stores in the U.S. are almost universally negative in their reaction to the new deeming regulations.
Deeming regulations: no more store-branded e-liquids?
6th May 2016 - News analysis |
The era of vape stores producing their own e-liquids is likely to come to an end after the introduction of the deeming regulations in the U.S., the agency responsible for them predicts. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it “expects that most vape shops will stop mixing e-liquids“ because if they continue to do so they will fall under » Continue Reading.
New e-cig design gets round TPD’s tank size limits
2nd May 2016 - News analysis |
E-cigarette designers may have found a way around the restrictions on maximum e-liquid tank size in the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
UK government believes advertising spend will plummet post-TPD
26th April 2016 - News analysis |
The British e-cigarette industry’s advertising spend will drop by 90% after May’s arrival of new restrictions based on the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), according to a government forecast.
Consumers unlikely to move from e-cigs to combustibles, study says
24th April 2016 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes enjoy greater consumer loyalty than any other category of tobacco product, according to a group of American economists.
Final text of UK’s TPD transposition: online sales survive
22nd April 2016 - News analysis |
The British government has transposed the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with minimal additional restrictions, as predicted by ECigIntelligence.
Is there still hope for Spanish online retailers?
22nd April 2016 - News analysis |
The future of retail channels in the Spanish e-cigarette market may hang in the balance as the government approaches a final decision on whether to prohibit online sales, according to a new ECigIntelligence report.
New Chinese trade body promises standardisation, lobbying
22nd April 2016 - News analysis |
A new trade association for the e-cigarette industry in China plans to lobby local and national governments to improve the business environment.
Point-of-sale restrictions “could be overkill, despite youth vaping link”
15th April 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
A new study has shown some relation between e-cigarette point-of-sale (POS) advertising and youth uptake of e-cigs. But the authors urge people to not jump to conclusions because of the results.
TPD compliance: ten priorities for e-cigarette companies
30th March 2016 - News analysis |
With only weeks to go before the measures of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) start to come into legal effect, ECigIntelligence’s European regulatory analysts have identified the major tasks facing e-cigarette companies.
Clear leaders emerging as U.S. online traffic patterns settle down
30th March 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Consistent patterns in Website traffic could be a sign that the U.S. online e-cigarette sector is maturing, a new ECigIntelligence report suggests.
Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries”
29th March 2016 - News analysis |
High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study suggests.
State advertising restrictions running into constitutional problems
25th March 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Attempts to regulate e-cigarette advertising in some U.S. states are falling foul of constitutional law, a new ECigIntelligence in-depth report finds.
U.S. pharmacy chain includes e-cigs in anti-tobacco crusade
23rd March 2016 - News analysis |
A new $50m youth anti-smoking campaign funded by American pharmacy chain CVS is to target e-cigarettes as well as conventional tobacco products.
New vape stores help keep Britain’s shopping streets alive
23rd March 2016 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Vape stores are helping revitalise Britain’s shopping streets, according to a new report.
E-cig advertising in the United States: defining the boundaries
16th March 2016 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Contents1 Executive Summary2 Introduction3 Vapour marketing & advertising concerns4 Cigarette & tobacco advertising restrictions5 Pre-emption6 Commercial speech7 Potential restrictions on e-cig marketing and advertising8 Other potential restrictions on e-cig marketing and advertising There may be more recent ECigIntelligence reports on this territory. Please visit the home page for the United States or the advanced search page. Executive Summary » Continue Reading.
Australian legislators targeting zero-nicotine products
15th March 2016 - News analysis |
Australia’s already stringent rules against e-cigarettes look set to get even tighter in some parts of the country, although there are tentative signs that the national regulatory framework could come under debate.
California set to treat e-cigs as tobacco, raise age to 21
11th March 2016 - News analysis |
E-cigarettes will likely soon become legally equal to combustible products in California, following the state legislature’s approval of a raft of tobacco measures which also raise the smoking – and vaping – age to 21.
