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Non-compliant e-cigs seized from shops…
20th December 2022 - Alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
FDA warning to more e-liquid makers…
10th November 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
New e-cigarette sales tax goes into effect today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | Indiana, North America, United States |
New e-cig sales tax goes into effect today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Illegal disposable vapes seized from shops…
25th March 2022 - Alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
Shopkeeper and assistant fined for under-age vape sales…
24th March 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Revenues and confidence rise for US vape store owners
9th March 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom | North America, United States |
Shops investigated for underage sales…
2nd March 2022 - Alerts | England, Europe, United Kingdom |
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
The Canadian market is shaken by the recent nicotine cap
19th November 2021 - News analysis |
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
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
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
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
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
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 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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.
Impact on e-cigarette sales channels varies as countries face COVID-19
20th March 2020 - News analysis |
As European and North American authorities ramp up their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects on e-cigarette sales channels are mixed
Massachusetts court halts in-state sales of several online vaping retailers
31st January 2020 - News analysis |
Massachusetts court grants a preliminary injunction to ban several US companies from selling their vaping products to state residents
Regional distribution of the top three chains in UK
9th December 2019 - News analysis |
ECigIntelligence has mapped the locations of the biggest vape store chains in the UK. The analysis has revealed that each of these chains tend to concentrate in specific regions as shown on the map.
Click here to read the full ECigIntelligence report on the top 5 vape store chains.
UK vaping brands look to fuel stations as new retail opportunities
9th December 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
German chain store growth between 2018 & 2019
14th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Between Q1 2018 and Q2 2019 there has been a gradual increase in the number of vape stores for the leading chains, unlike other main chain stores which have not experienced major growth. This chart comes from the Germany market report which discusses market performance in the different retail channels, provides an estimate of the current vaping population and the market forecast.
Major Korean c-store chains take flavoured e-cigs off the shelves
7th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
Graphic: Taobao and Tmall – top 30 online retailers, China August 2019
7th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence August 2019 China online market report, which looks at the main outlets for e-cig sales in the country and breaks down the market in great detail.
Graphic: key online outlet sales, China August 2019
6th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence August 2019 China online market report, which looks at the main outlets for e-cig sales in the country and breaks down the market in great detail.
Lung illness and the reaction to it are hitting US vaping retail sector hard
5th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
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
Graphic: Brands mentioned by stores, Ontario July 2019
4th November 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence July 2019 Ontario market report, which revealed that the main outlet for vape brands is chain stores – plus much more.
Ontario bans e-cig promotion in c-stores, Alberta plans tax
29th October 2019 - News analysis |
Promotion of vaping products in convenience stores and gas stations is to be banned in Ontario from 1st January, while Alberta could become the first province in Canada to tax e-cigarettes
Graphic: Italian vape stores and population by region, June 2019
14th October 2019 - News analysis |
This graphic comes from the ECigIntelligence June 2019 Italy market report, in which we learned that the retail landscape in the country is dominated by independent stores.
Totally Wicked finds shelf-space on the UK high street with WHSmith
23rd August 2019 - Marketing & retailing , News analysis |
Vaping products from Totally Wicked are now available from UK high street newspaper and stationery retailer WHSmith
Vape trade and tobacconists unite in French ‘adults only’ campaign
18th July 2019 - News analysis |
French bodies representing both vaping manufacturers and tobacconists have launched an awareness campaign to promote the message that vaping is exclusively for adults
Closed systems increase presence in Spanish retailers
12th July 2019 - News analysis |
Although open systems still dominate the Spanish market, the recent launches of new closed system devices like Myblu and Juul are increasing the market share of these products
Hungary heading for lower tax and fewer licensed retailers
9th July 2019 - News analysis |
The Hungarian parliament is considering reducing tax on nicotine-containing e-liquids, while bringing in taxation and other restrictions on those without nicotine
