All Responsible Retailing articles – Page 8
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Features and analysis
£40,000 of illicit vape products seized in West Yorkshire
The operation took place in response to recent increases in the sale of illegal vapes in the West Yorkshire area
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Features and analysis
Retailer fined £1,000 for selling illicit tobacco
A retailer in Durham has been ordered to pay over £1,000 after counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco were found in her shop
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Dear Jac
Can I refuse to sell alcohol to a sober customer?
What are your rights if someone asks you not to sell alcohol to a family member regardless of their sobriety?
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Advice Guide
How to keep staff safe in your store
The National Business Crime Centre has launched a series of videos to help shopworkers remain safe
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Features and analysis
Illegal cigarettes found at four shops in West Sussex
The store owners in Worthing and Bognor Regis face prosecution
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Features and analysis
Elf Bar halts illicit vape haul
Elf Bar has intercepted over a million fake vape products bearing its product names, the majority of which was headed for the UK market
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Features and analysis
Underage vaping on the rise
The percentage of children vaping has risen from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022, new research from YouGov and ASH has revealed
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Features and analysis
Retailer fined £6,000 for stocking 14,000 illicit cigarettes
The North West London retailer had already been prosecuted twice
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Features and analysis
Free online training to tackle underage sales and proxy purchasing
Free online training is available to retailers to help them prevent underage sales and proxy purchases
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Features and analysis
Over a third of c-stores in England want to quit cigarettes
35% of c-store retailers would like to go smoke free, according Philip Morris research
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Features and analysis
Illicit cigarettes cost the UK £2.7bn in 2021
Illicit trade accounts for almost one-in five cigarettes consumed in the UK, according to new research from KPMG and Philip Morris International
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Features and analysis
Geek Bar develops vape supply chain charter
Geek Bar has published a supply chain charter to protect against non-compliant and fake products in the UK
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Features and analysis
Lincolnshire stores issued with Closure Orders following illicit tobacco seizure
Two stores in Lincolnshire have been issued with Closure Orders following the discovery of illicit tobacco by Trading Standards officers
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Promotional Feature
How retailers can access support for workplace incidents
Without the right support, retailers involved in or witnessing incidents in the workplace could experience significant trauma. One retailer explains how he accessed support for himself and his staff following a workplace incident.
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Products In Depth
Stubbing out the illicit tobacco and vaping trade
How retailers, authorities and suppliers are coming together to stem lost sales
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Features and analysis
Increased minimum age of sale for tobacco and retailer licences proposed to cut smoking rates
A report into smoking in England has suggested measures such as increasing the legal age to buy tobacco, raising duties on the category and introducing sales licences
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Features and analysis
Progress made on underage drinking by Community Alcohol Partnerships
Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) has reported “substantial reductions” in children’s drinking, anti-social behaviour and underage sales in areas where it has created local partnerships
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Features and analysis
Bestway to extend age verification tech to more stores
This follows the successful trial at three stores in Leeds
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Features and analysis
Trading Standards teams increase illicit tobacco investigations
Blackpool Trading Standards has quadrupled visits to stores to check for illicit tobacco
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Product News
Geek Bar revamps key vape range
The S600 range has been modernised to include a new rectangular shape as well as responsible retailing features