Tobacco

The Cigarette Store Corp. (TCSC) doing business as (dba) Smoker Friendly announced the acquisition of MSMB Inc. a three-store chain in Hickory, N.C. Smoker Friendly will immediately take over all the locations. Stewart and Mary Beth Ruehl were longtime Smoker Friendly dealers and will be enjoying retirement. Smoker Friendly will retain the MSMB staff to…

Republic Tobacco’s efforts to stop the sale of fake products have continued unabated during the COVID-19 crisis, as the company has been meeting this illegal behavior head-on with aggressive actions nationwide. Company officials from Republic have only stepped up their work with federal and state law enforcement agents, pursuing coordinated police raids, government enforcement actions,…

Swisher Sweets Green cigarillos have a new camo look on pouches for a limited time. These distinct pouches will be sure to catch the eye of customers with a design bound to make a statement. The in-demand blend featuring a distinctive green wrapper has a new look for fall that is right on-trend and a […]

With National Recycling Day coming up in November, Melbourne, Fla.-based Bidi Vapor LLC, the eco-conscious maker of the disposable e-cigarettes, announced that customers have successfully sent back 1,300 used Bidi Sticks as part of the company’s recycling program called Bidi Cares. Since its inception in the spring of 2020, the Bidi Cares program has asked…

E-cigarettes and vaping products are facing headwinds from all sides — from regulatory challenges to competition from nicotine replacement products to disruption amid COVID-19, which has nudged some vapers back to combustible tobacco products. Still, demand for e-cigs and vape products continues to grow. C-store dollar sales of electronic cigarettes have risen a hefty 6.8%…

America’s Hispanic population, the largest minority cultural group in the U.S., is expected to grow from over 60 million to 70 million by 2022, with a buying power that is projected to increase by an additional $400 million by 2023 from its 2018 total of $1.5 trillion, according to Jorge Martinez-Bonilla, vice president of the…

Swisher has consolidated its broad smokeless tobacco portfolio under Fat Lip Brands, a new overarching identity for its smokeless division. With a mix of classic brands and modern-day favorites in moist snuff, chewing tobacco and dry snuff, the creation of Fat Lip Brands represents an ongoing evolution within Swisher to align its businesses and brands…

  National Advisory Group (NAG) Executive Director John Lofstock opened the eighth and final session of the 2020 NAG/YEO Virtual Conference with a thank you to all of the attendees as well as panelists who, despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, came together to learn and to educate over an eight-week period. The session,…

Bidi Vapor LLC, the manufacturer of the disposable vape pen called Bidi Stick, announced that it has submitted its Premarket Tobacco Product application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products, for review. The submission included a family of disposable e-cigarette products under the Bidi Stick brand name. The application detailed…

Chicago stores are banned from selling flavored vaping products, but flavored tobacco such as menthol cigarettes can still be sold, under new rules passed by the City Council in a 46-4 vote. Ald. Matt O’Shea had hoped to ban the sale of all flavored nicotine products, including flavored cigarettes and cigars. “I’m asking for your…