Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

FDA Retail Inspections Now Being Conducted in 40 States

On October 5, the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products announced that it has recently awarded tobacco retail inspection contracts to the states of Idaho, Montana and South Carolina. This brings the n...

Tobacco

Managing a Changing Tobacco Category

Experts say look to OTP to drive profit margins, cigarettes to drive store traffic

Seeking full court review of graphic pack images

Roll-your-own tobacco consumers forming clubs that own the units

A Missouri appeals court threw out a $1.5 million punitive judgment last week against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and ordered a new trial.

Products

Petroleum marketer, c-store group says it will hurt mom-and-pop stores

Why tobacco category is attracting new channel of retailers

he Omaha City Council has approved a 3% tax on cigarettes and tobacco products to help pay for a new University of Nebraska cancer center.

Prime Time sends letter to FDA in response to congressman, CDC's claims

On Tuesday, September 25, the Omaha City Council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would adopt an "occupational privilege tax" on tobacco retailers that will equal 7% of the...

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