Gaelle Walker

A flood of recent innovation seeks to offer greater choice to value-driven adult smokers. By Gaelle Walker As a category, tobacco is nothing if not adaptable. Its products, formats and features are in a constant state of flux as manufacturers clamour to meet regulatory requirements and the ever-evolving needs of adult smokers. However, recent months…

Alternative nicotine solutions are offering adult smokers increasingly powerful ways to secure their nicotine hits. By Gaelle Walker From vapes to pouches and heat not burn, alternative nicotine products are where it’s at, helping Scotland’s local retailers rack up valuable extra footfall, sales, and profits at a time when they need it most. And as…

Tobacco may well be a tougher category than many to manage but doing so correctly remains well worth it. by Gaelle Walker Tobacco remains a key product category for many local retailers across Scotland and beyond, helping to drive all-important footfall, associated sales and overall margins. In fact, according to a recent ASH-commissioned survey of…

The UK biggest symbol group has opened its 4,000th store in Poole in Dorset, offering the latest insight into the direction Premier is taking. By Gaelle Walker Premier, the UK’s largest symbol group, has celebrated reaching its milestone 4,000th store with the unveiling of a ground-breaking new store packed to the rafters with technology and…

Local retailers have a bountiful opportunity to score big with sports and energy drinks this summer. by Gaelle Walker From football to tennis, racing to running, nothing brings the nation together in quite the same way as sport: the great leveller that unites people of all ages, backgrounds, genders and cultures in the pursuit of…

Consumer demand for greater value for money within the £14bn tobacco category has never been so great. by Gaelle Walker From apples to energy, insurance to gym memberships, prices are rising across the board in 2022 – even the cost of sofas has taken a running jump due to supply chain challenges. This cost conundrum…