Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

NATO Asks FDA Questions on Tobacco “Safety Reporting Portal”

Ponders the agency's legal ability to act on such complaints

Tobacco

Chicago Passes Indoor Electronic Cigarette Ban

Aldermen, e-cig companies express disappointment

Announces plans to build two plants in Italy to develop the products

Former Walmart CEO, president joins electronic cigarette company

Still discussing whether retailers will be required to post displays

Products

Smoker Friendly’s VP calls for members to stay involved in regulatory issues

Study shows significant decline, calling into question CDC's "gateway" e-cig statements

NATO predicts local measures and e-cig regulations to be prominent

A young category, electronic smoking devices leads the way in category growth by percentage, according to data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm.

Showcases fingerprint identification technology at Consumer Electronics Show

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