Regulatory and market intelligence for the e-cigarette sector
Infographic showing how traffic drivers for the most-visited U.S. e-cig Website compare with those for major e-commerce players.
Vape stores in Austria will be allowed to continue selling e-cigarettes, one of the country’s highest courts has ruled.
ECigIntelligence’s global e-cigarette market database, produced exclusively for Platinum subscribers, includes market size estimates; smoking rates; vaping statistics; form factors; online and offline pricing; distribution channels; brands and chains; and key contacts.
A new interactive map showing the changing legislative landscape for e-cigarettes around the world.
A new interactive map showing the changing legislative landscape for e-cigarettes in Europe.
A new interactive map showing the changing legislative landscape for e-cigarettes in the U.S.
Methodology • The top sites • Traffic share and unique visitors • Segmentation of leading online vendors • Dwell times • Drivers of traffic • Direct visits • Referrals • Organic search • Social media
A selection of photos showing te different types of vape shops and e-cigarette displays in Greece.
A collection of images of French vape shops.
Introduction • Rechargeable cigalike starter kit prices • Cartomiser/cartridge prices • E-liquid prices • eGo-style starter kit prices • Box mod prices • Downloadable Excel spreadsheet of detailed pricing data and analysis
Philip Morris International (PMI) is deepening its commitment to alternative nicotine technologies with new rollouts for its iQOS heat-not-burn device, as well as cautious health-related claims for the product.
ECigIntelligence next month launches ECigIntelligence Platinum, the most comprehensive package of regulatory and business information available for the e-cigarette market anywhere in the world.
Infographic showing how the level of e-cigarette regulation in different territories appears to have an impact on vaping prevalence.
Only about one in 30 Americans fully understand the relative health risks of different nicotine products, according to a new study.
Legislative solution: giving the FDA discretion • Legislative solution: changing the grandfathering date • Legislative solution: amending the Tobacco Control Act • Judicial challenge: the Tobacco Control Act’s purpose • Judicial challenge: scientific evidence • Judicial challenge: free speech • Judicial challenge: are e-cigs really tobacco products? • Judicial challenge: injunctive relief • Solutions from the FDA
A Florida cancer research centre has been given $3.6m (€3.3m) for a long-running study of how e-cigarettes are used by consumers and whether they help vapers quit tobacco.
U.S. e-cig maker Pax Labs has secured $46.7m (€42.3m) in funding, which it will use to finance expansion plans including increased availability of its products and a new advertising campaign.
The British government has released a draft law for the partial implementation of the European Union’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
Interactive map of e-cigarette regulation in the EU and EEA from 2016. NB: THIS IS AN ARCHIVE VERSION: some data may be out-of-date.
A new interactive map showing the changing legislative landscape in the U.S.A.
Canadian retailers’ attitudes to e-cigarettes differ dramatically across the country, new research suggests.
European consumers see TV ads for e-cigarettes nearly as often as point-of-sale promotions, but there is a significant divide between east and west in terms of frequency and impact, according to a new report.
U.S. tobacco market leader Altria is hoping to learn more about consumers’ reactions to its Green Smoke and MarkTen XL e-cigarettes and the best way to develop sales.
More evidence is emerging to suggest that e-cigarettes are taking market share away from smoking cessation products in Europe.
Polish vape retailers believe the country’s e-cigarette market is growing thanks to higher awareness of the category, perception of e-cigs as a healthier alternative to tobacco, and the freedom to vape where smoking is prohibited. But how long will that last?
State law: age verification • State taxes: “Amazon laws” • State taxes: the Marketplace Fairness Act • Federal law: PACT and mail restrictions • The future of online sales regulation
Taxation of e-cigarettes in Portugal will hold back market growth and drive consumers online, although its effects have yet to be fully felt, the local industry believes.
Wales is likely to become the first part of the United Kingdom to prohibit vaping in workplaces and enclosed public spaces, while milder regulation has been tabled before Scotland’s parliament.
The background to Greek regulation • National regulatory framework • Age restrictions • Product and packaging restrictions • Public usage • Advertising and marketing restrictions • Taxation • Case law • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw • Post-TPD enforcement
Ontario legislators have voted in a new bill that severely restricts the marketing and use of e-cigs within Canada’s most populous province.
Big Tobacco is re-entering the Spanish, Italian and French markets with cigalikes. Why are they doing this and what will the end result be?
A group of e-cig companies have banded together to lobby the Hong Kong government as it considers a proposal to ban e-cigs entirely.
Download a spreadsheet containing the latest ECigIntelligence data on the Portuguese online market for e-cigarettes.
New Zealand, where strict controls are placed on e-cigarette sales and distribution, has allowed an e-cig radio ad for the first time.
Executive summary • Market background and prospects • Market implications of the e-liquid tax • Market size • Consumption patterns and pricing • Online pricing • Brands and channels • Methodology
The domestic Chinese market for e-cigarettes appears to finally be opening up, with a major manufacturer having started distribution of nicotine-containing cigalikes through convenience stores at the beginning of this year, and a number of others having plans to distribute their own products in 2015.
The Scottish government plans to add a registration process for e-cigarette sellers, as well as a formal ban on sales to under-18s, to its health bill due to be introduced later this year.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an e-cigarette TV ad for “indirectly promoting the use of tobacco products” through being “glamorous”.
Vape shops in the U.S. are growing concerned about increasing e-cigarette regulation at state and municipal level.
Introduction • Regulatory landscape • Current regulatory framework • The missing pieces from the TPD jigsaw • Conclusions
The top four mainstream e-cigarette brands in the U.S. will all be in the hands of tobacco companies following an agreement by Japan Tobacco (JT) to purchase Logic.
Big Tobacco’s e-cigarette operations are significantly better than independents at implementing Website and sales restrictions on young people, according to a new study.
Many thought that not getting Blu as part of the Lorillard takeover was a downside for Reynolds, or an inexplicable decision. But increasingly it looks like it might be no big loss.
We review the top e-cigarette industry, policy and science stories of recent weeks.
In less than four months, the 114th U.S. Congress has matched its predecessor’s record on e-cig legislation, with the same number of bills already tabled – with many of the same sponsors.
How do the costs of vaping and smoking compare around Europe? Our data shows the typical extra cost of a pack of cigarettes, compared with 10ml of e-liquid, in major European markets.
Download a spreadsheet containing the latest ECigIntelligence data on the Spanish market including: Top Spanish online brands • Website traffic rankings • prices for tanks, clearomisers and e-liquid.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered three e-cigarette suppliers to stop falsely claiming that their products are FDA-endorsed.
Executive summary • Market background • Market size • Consumption patterns and pricing • Brands and channels
A panel advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected attempts by Swedish Match to claim that snus is less harmful than cigarettes – yet some members did accept its assertions of reduced risk.
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