Which New Tobacco Products Are Scoring?

[ezmoose]

CSP Exclusive: Which New Tobacco Products Are Scoring? | CSP Daily News / Magazine | Tobacco

A few respondents said the whole line of spitless is underperforming, a couple dismissed Camel Snus and one dismissed the entire notion of electronic cigarettes. And another retailer dismissed virtually all new products, lamenting, "most all new innovation has seemed to be anemic."

 

[kristin]

Just imagine the sales they'd have if the antis let them make known the scientific fact that snus is 98-99% safer than smoking!

 

[Stubby]

Camel snus is anemic compared to what the Swedes are doing, but Camel snus is doing a lot for tobacco harm reduction. Hang out at the snuson forum for a while and you will find many people got introduced to snus through Camel, but then moved on to the more potent and satisfying Swedish snus. As much as I would like to criticize Camel, and they certainly could have done a better job, I can't complain too much.

They have introduced a lot of people to the concept of snus and with just a bit of research can find there way to the good stuff. When I'm on the road I can find it in just about every convenience store/gas station I stop at. That has to be a good thing.

 

[Bill Godshall]

I'm surprised Mitch Morrison (who wrote the article, and who I've known and corresponded with for several years) included that comment made by "one" retailer of the 50+ retailers who responded to the survey.

Regardless, Mitch has written at least a half dozen previous articles (including several that I was interviewed for) that mentioning the sharp increase in e-cigarette sales.

Also, convenience stores (which are the entire focus of CSP, which stands for Convenience Stores Petroleum) are not (yet) major marketers of e-cigarettes because most convenience stores are large chains owned by oil companies, because most convenience stores only sell products that quickly and consistently are purchased by many consumers, and because Philip Morris, Reynold and Lorillard have long term contracts controlling more than 80% of the tobacco product displays in most convenience stores (which are on the wall behind the counter), which is why it is very difficult for the hundreds of different tobacco products with smaller market shares to get into convenience stores.

Tobacco specialty stores are an entirely different matter, and that's where e-cigarette sales are really taking off.

 

[Bill Godshall]

I agree with the comment posted by Stubby above about Camel Snus and snus in general. From my conversations with many snus users and many folks in the industry, Swedish Snus products are far superior to Camel Snus, which is far superior to Marlboro Snus (as the latter product is dry, contains little nicotine, and doesn't taste very good).

 

[ezmoose]

If E Cigarettes are outright banned, I'm open to trying Snus to get my nicotine fix. I'm not going back to cigarettes (cancer sticks, coffin nails) that much I'm sure of! Heck, if they put a reasonable amount of nicotine in gum, I'd try that route too!

 

[D103]

E-cigs are making it into some gas stations though. The station/convenience store near my office has begun selling "ENVY" e-cigs and limited supplies. This station is unfortunately a BP station but it is still good to see the e-cigs there. One of the clerks, who I know and who tried one of my e-cigs several months ago, now has purchased one of the "ENVYs". He told me that sales have thus far been "modest" but he he has noticed that more and more people are asking about them. He demonstrates whenever people ask - he also told me his girlfriend switched to e-cigs as well.