Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Rochester C-Stores Under Attack, Says NYACS

City seeks to impose severe zoning restrictions on tobacco, beer, lottery retailers

Tobacco

Mixed Feelings on Menthols

UBS-CSP Daily News survey suggests Newport Menthol holding strong while retailers split on new Marlboro offerings

Several Omaha City Council members have introduced an ordinance to adopt an "occupational privilege tax" on tobacco retailers that will equal 7% of the gross receipts from the "sale of ...

Hartman brings more than 20 years of tobacco industry experience from RJR

Exclusive survey shows segment's growth, retailer optimism

Products

Gross-profit margins remain strong on cigarettes; OTP spreads its wings

Measure raises tobacco taxes but eliminates price advantage for smaller tobacco companies

Announces arrival of Marlboro Black NXT, company's first regular-to-menthol cigarette

Last week, the FDA hosted a compliance training webinar for retailers and announced the use of a new Compliance Check Inspection Notice if a minor was able to enter a retail store and purchase a regul...

Would raise state's cigarette levy to 90 cents per pack

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