Tobacco
E-Cig Lessons From the Cigarette Margin Squeeze
With Big Three solidly in vapor game, analysts weigh in on what it might mean for category
Tobacco
State Legislative Action Update
A summary of the outcomes of tobacco bills in Hawaii, Colorado and other states
Last year, our CSP vice president and group editor, Mitch Morrison, called for the FDA to take action on tobacco regulation and resolve a slew of unanswered questions. For the most part, that hasn’t happened. This year, I’m calling for retailers to take action. Don’t wait for the FDA— go on the offensive before it’s too late to build a solid defense.
More than 100 U.S. cities—including Seattle; Boston; Indianapolis; Gainesville, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; and Duluth, Minn.—have enacted laws comparable to New York’s, effectively outlawing e-cigarette use in places where smoking is prohibited, such as parks, restaurants, bars, outdoor dining spaces, beaches and office buildings.