Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Convenience Store Staples Under Siege

Survey decries availability, marketing of tobacco, alcohol, snacks in California c-stores

Tobacco

Obama Sticking With Cigarette Tax Increase

Proposed 2015 budget would raise per-pack tax by 94 cents

Another big city puts the kibosh on electronic smoking

President Obama released his proposed fiscal-year 2015 federal budget that includes an increase in the federal cigarette tax rate.

Manufacturers cite lack of scientific evidence to support city’s actions

Products

Analysts see attractive target; would deal be acquisition or merger?

WSJ columnist sees opportunity, caution in hybrid cigarette

City Council unanimously backs electronic-cigarette limitations

Will use funding for marketing, international expansion, R&D

Bill would be enforced independent of FDA regulations

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