Tag: Tobacco

More than $1.1m in illegal nicotine products seized in Sydney

Retailers across Sydney have been targeted in a recent crackdown on the illegal sale of nicotine e-cigarettes. Last week, between 29 January and 2 February, NSW Health inspectors and NSW Police officers, working...

NZ bans the sale of cigarettes for next generation

World-first laws have passed in New Zealand banning the sale of cigarettes to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says the Smokefree Environments and Regulated...

Coles convenience results impacted by floods and Omicron

Coles’ convenience sales revenue was $269 million for the third quarter, according to the retailer’s latest results. This was a decrease of 2.2% on the prior corresponding period, with comparable sales decreasing by...

Coles convenience results ‘negatively’ impacted by Covid

Coles’ convenience sales revenue for the half was $578 million, according to the retailer’s 2022 half year results. This was a decrease of 8.5% on the prior corresponding period, with comparable sales decreasing...

Coles Express sales growth driven by convenience

Coles has released its third quarter results this week. According to the results, Coles Express sales revenue was $275 million for the third quarter. This was an increase of 7.4% on the prior...

Stress smoking on the rise

The stress of Covid-19 has fuelled Britain’s smoking habit, according to research from Mintel. It found 30% of smokers are smoking more regularly since the start of the pandemic, while 51% of...

Illicit tobacco report, ‘a long time coming’

The final report by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement into illicit tobacco scheduled for today is welcomed by Imperial Brands Australasia. The report has said to be a ‘long time coming’. “The...

Pharmacy vaping proposal ‘worst of both worlds’ for convenience retailers

The National Retail Association (NRA) has expressed its concern about a federal government proposal to hand pharmacies a “monopoly” over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb says the proposal represented the...
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