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Retail Asia22/08/2023

Pringles is sure to fire up the tastebuds of snack aficionados across the country with its latest release, comprised of two new smoking-hot flavors. These spicy new Pringles – Sizzlin’ Chipotle Sour Cream and Smokin’ Cajun Spice – are exclusive to Australia and New Zealand and were co-created with Michelin Star Chef Haikal Kohari, who crafted […]

Retail Asia07/12/2021

Cigarette butts with filters are the most commonly littered item worldwide, with a staggering 4.5 trillion of them tossed into the environment each year. This is a huge problem; many end up on beaches and in the ocean, and the tar from burnt tobacco in the filter can be toxic to wildlife. Fixing the problem has focused on […]

Retail Asia03/12/2019

Swiss tobacco brand Davidoff has launched its Hong Kong flagship in luxury retail complex The Landmark. The 580sqft outlet significantly enlarges the brand’s previous space in the mall by more than half its size. The original outlet was the brand’s third best-selling cigar outlet internationally, accounting for more than 25 percent of the brand’s Asian […]

Retail Asia03/06/2019

The New Zealand Government is set to publicly recommend that Kiwis seeking to quit tobacco could use vaping as a healthier alternative, with a media campaign set to begin in August. While the New Zealand Ministry for Health website notes it “does not have enough evidence to recommend vaping products confidently as a smoking-cessation tool”, […]

Retail Asia23/10/2018

In its passion and drive to provide better choices to people who smoke, Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”), the global leader in smoke-free innovation and science, has launched the next generation of IQOS. The new IQOS 3 and IQOS 3 MULTI integrate extensive consumer insights and feedback to improve design and user experience while maintaining […]

Retail Asia30/06/2017

Smoking will be prohibited in all public spaces in the Orchard Road area — from Tanglin to Dhoby Ghaut — from July 1 next year, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday (June 30). The existing 16 smoking corners, which exist within food retail establishments in the area, will be removed by June 30 next year. […]

Retail Asia01/10/2016

The government of Indonesia has raised the excise tax tariffs on tobacco. The Finance Ministers Regulation, No.147/PMK.010/2016, was issued in this respect. In the new policy, the highest tobacco excise duty hike of 13.46 percent was for machine-made white cigarettes (SPM) and 0 percent for category IIIB hand-rolled clove flavored cigarettes (SKT). The average increase was […]

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Pringles debuts spicy duo: Chipotle Sour Cream and Smokin Cajun

The case for forcing the tobacco industry to pay for cigarette butts

Davidoff Hong Kong opens cigar flagship

Government to recommend vaping as healthier

Philip Morris International Launches Healthier Alternatives for Smokers

No smoking in public spaces along Orchard Road area from July 1 next year

Government raises excise taxes on tobacco