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Bill sets out to restrict e-cig and e-liquid sales to speciality stores…
1st February 2023 - Daily news alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Non-compliant e-cigs seized from shops…
20th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
FDA warning to more e-liquid makers…
10th November 2022 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States |
Warning against sales without tax stamps…
1st July 2022 - Daily news alerts | Africa, Egypt |
New e-cigarette sales tax goes into effect today…
1st July 2022 - Daily news alerts | Indiana, North America, United States |
New e-cig sales tax goes into effect today…
1st July 2022 - Daily news alerts | California, North America, United States |
Vape self-regulation code published and endorsed…
30th June 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Italy |
Illegal disposable vapes seized from shops…
25th March 2022 - Daily news alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
Shopkeeper and assistant fined for under-age vape sales…
24th March 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Regulatory report: Kyrgyzstan, March 2022
18th March 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Kyrgyzstan introduced e-cigarette regulation for the first time in 2021, equating vaping products with traditional tobacco products. These have been amended for 2022
Europe generates twice as much traffic to vape store websites as North America
15th March 2022 - Infographics |
Although North America is the largest market for vapour products by value, it has half the level of Europe’s online traffic, and a fifth of the number of websites, according to the latest analysis from ECigIntelligence
Revenues and confidence rise for US vape store owners
9th March 2022 - Infographics |
Confidence is on the rise amongst US vape store owners as Covid restrictions ease and the negative impact of EVALI on customer confidence appears to have significantly declined
Shops investigated for underage sales…
2nd March 2022 - Daily news alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
US vape store survey 2021 – revenues and confidence on the rise
22nd February 2022 - Market reports |
ECigIntelligence’s annual survey of US vape stores finds an increase in stores’ revenues, greater confidence among store owners and customers, and a change in the range of products offered
Regulatory report: Austria, February 2022
16th February 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Austrian legislation regulates both nicotine-free and nicotine-containing e-cigarette products. This report includes the latest updates and proposals for regulation and the result of some court appeals
Regulatory report: Belarus, February 2022
8th February 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Belarus introduced e-cigarette regulation for the first time in 2019, equating vaping products with traditional tobacco products. These have been amended for 2022
How will the Covid-19 pandemic change the e-cigarette business in the long term?
19th January 2022 - Blogs |
ECigIntelligence will be drawing together much of the evidence for an in-depth examination of how Covid has affected and will continue to affect the vapour business. Meanwhile, certain trends are clear
Global Trends survey details slowdown in growth of worldwide vaping market
12th January 2022 - News analysis |
Vaping products have continued to take a share of the worldwide retail market away from smokable tobacco over the past three years, with sales of combustible cigarettes declining by 5% – but the rate of growth has slowed
Market report: global online e-cigarette traffic
3rd January 2022 - Market reports |
This report analyses traffic to online vape retailers around the world, identifying the top markets for internet sales, including from countries where such sales are officially banned
Market report: South Korea – a slight rise for e-cigs as smoking falls further
9th December 2021 - Market reports |
South Korean smoking rates have fallen in the last decade due to smokeless tobacco alternatives and rising prices. Vape sales are level but impacted by heated tobacco
The Canadian market is shaken by the recent nicotine cap
19th November 2021 - Infographics |
The recent nicotine cap has shaken up the Canadian e-liquid market, with the upcoming flavour ban set to change it even more in the future
Market report: South Africa – vape sales up as new law is still awaited
18th November 2021 - Market reports |
Sales of vaping products in South Africa are up and prices have stabilised after 2020’s tobacco ban. Vaping stores are broadly optimistic. New tobacco and vaping laws proposed in 2018 are still unlikely to be implemented in 2021
Regulatory report: United Arab Emirates (UAE), October 2021
14th October 2021 - Regulatory reports |
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) legalised the use and distribution of e-cigarettes in April 2019. It regulates ingredients, labelling, taxation, advertising and retail outlets
Nearly half of German vape retailers fear being taxed out of business, survey finds
4th October 2021 - News analysis |
The new vaping tax scheme due to come into effect in July 2022 is already causing concern within the German e-cigarette industry, with some vape stores fearing it will force them to close down
Market report: the growth of disposables – comparing US, UK, Russia and Canada
9th August 2021 - Market reports |
This report provides insights and comparisons into the disposables e-cigarette segment in Canada, Russia, UK and the US
Oregon businesses assess the likely impact of upcoming online sales ban
2nd August 2021 - News analysis |
Oregon’s e-cigarette industry fears the impact on business after the state became the first in the US Pacific Northwest to pass a ban on certain sales of nicotine vaping products
New Zealand retailers fear government plan to cut number of tobacco outlets
27th May 2021 - News analysis |
A proposal by the New Zealand government to limit the number of shops that can sell tobacco products is causing concern among the country’s retailers, who would need to apply for new business licences under the scheme
88Vape forecasts 35% revenue increase amid product momentum
13th May 2021 - News analysis |
UK supplier behind low-cost e-liquid brand 88Vape expects good product performance in 2021 thanks to its recent rollout in the convenience store channel
Juul aims to double availability in UK vape stores with new distribution deal
19th April 2021 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has reached a distribution agreement with wholesaler UK Vapour Brands (UKVB) to extend its footprint “as much as possible” across British specialist vape retailers
US customs officers seize counterfeit ‘Rick and Morty’ e-liquids worth $1.5m
12th March 2021 - News analysis |
A shipment from the Chinese city of Shenzhen containing more than 77,000 refillable e-liquids featuring popular US sitcom Rick and Morty have been seized by customs officials at Chicago O’Hare’s International
Warning as vape stores in England are told not to reopen before mid-April
23rd February 2021 - News analysis |
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that vape stores in England should not reopen before 12th April – while the industry continues to demand that they should be considered essential businesses
Italy’s small vape businesses welcome association’s planned retail network
15th December 2020 - News analysis |
Hundreds of vaping businesses have shown interest in a new project launched by the main Italian industry association to support and promote e-cigarette retail and create a network of vaping suppliers
Market report: market and vaping product trends in the US
9th December 2020 - Market reports |
The US vaping market has recently experienced inputs and changes which are shaping new trends and transforming a market that generally is a bellwether for the rest of the sector worldwide
Poor reporting, not COVID, was biggest threat to vape stores in 2020
30th November 2020 - Press releases |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inaccurate reporting hurt businesses more than pandemic did, say US vape stores Survey reveals that hysteria over lung disease was the biggest factor in declining sales US vape stores have had a bad 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t the main reason. Instead, widely publicized cases of lung disease in young people – and misleading media reporting » Continue Reading.
US vape stores survey, 2020 – impact analysis and outlook
26th November 2020 - Market reports |
ECigIntelligence has conducted a survey of US vape stores each year since 2016; here we present the findings of our 2020 survey in detail, including an analysis of how EVALI and COVID-19 have affected business
Vape sales in Dutch supermarkets to end in 2024 in planned phase-out of tobacco
23rd November 2020 - News analysis |
From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes
Vape industry warns of 50% sales drop as second lockdown begins in England
5th November 2020 - News analysis |
Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown
Australian pharmacists ready to take up central role in e-cigarette distribution
13th October 2020 - News analysis |
Pharmacists across Australia are waiting for more details after the announcement by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that they would be exclusive distributors of prescribed e-cigarettes
Chinese officials inspect and remove e-cig vending machines – but is it legal?
30th September 2020 - News analysis |
Chinese officials have inspected more than 1,000 e-cigarette vending machines in the last two months – but there is some confusion within the industry about the legality of their actions
Repeal of shake and vape ban brings relief to Greek vaping industry
29th September 2020 - News analysis |
The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain
Concerned US vape stores diversify in response to FDA’s PMTA regulation
22nd September 2020 - News analysis |
US vape stores are diversifying into CBD and oral nicotine, while others fear being blamed by customers for reduced choice as FDA premarket tobacco product regulations cause products to disappear from the shelves
China Tobacco kicks off intensive compliance checks on e-cig sales
22nd July 2020 - News analysis |
Chinese authorities have decided to take further steps to toughen enforcement of e-cigarette regulations, increasing compliance checks in both online and offline channels
Online retail report: open systems dominate in Canada
18th June 2020 - Market reports |
This report examines the online market in Canada, looking at the effects of COVID-19 on vape products’ offer evolution since Q1 2019 on the country’s top five e-cig websites
New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers
17th June 2020 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
27th May 2020 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
Total traffic change to online vape retailers, February-March 2020
4th May 2020 - Market reports |
This report looks at the changes in online retail channels for e-cigarette products over the early period of the COVID-19 crisis in four major markets: France, the US, Italy and the UK
Pandemic measures place new pressures on US vaping trade
23rd April 2020 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
2nd April 2020 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
Philippines e-cig distribution channels
27th March 2020 - Infographics |
The Philippines distribution channels are clearly dominated by one type of retailer. Here you can find ECigIntelligence’s analysis of this uneven split, which is further expanded in our in-depth market report for the Philippines Q1 2020.
