Tobacco

Tobacco, cigarette and e-cig category news for the convenience-store retail industry

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Reynolds-Lorillard Merger Could Create New Power Player

Herzog predicts Reynolds may divest brands to avoid anti-trust issues

Tobacco

The FDA's Premium Dilemma

Mixed reactions to proposed cigar segment exemption

Tobacco retailer plans as many as 10 Glass Werx retail sites

Convenience store sales volumes see some relief from last year

See agency's recommendations as balanced, reasonable

Products

Potentially good for retailers, less positive for smaller players, innovation

Would extend authority to electronic cigarettes, cigars, dissolvables, OTP

FDA officials claim jurisdiction; postponing action on flavors, TV ads

E-cigarette makers, analysts largely praise tobacco regulation moves

FDA's proposed OTP deeming regs receive mixed reaction

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