This graphic-led report from TobaccoIntelligence provides an easy-to-grasp overview of the heated tobacco markets in Japan, South Korea, Russia, Italy and Germany – and an assessments of prospects for the US market ...
TobaccoIntelligence conducted a focus group with Lithuanian IQOS users to understand how they learnt about this smoking alternative, what motivates them to continue using IQOS, what they like and dislike about the experience, and what...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 18th March 2020
The heated tobacco category is growing internationally, and this report will provide an overview of the heated tobacco market, how the category has developed around the world and how it could affect the US market...
Heated tobacco is currently not regulated in Russia. However, heated tobacco sticks and hardware are subject to excise duty. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current heated tobacco market in Russia ...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 9th March 2020
TobaccoIntelligence conducted several consumer surveys during 2019-2020 in order to identify the prevalence of IQOS among vapers in the US, UK and Canada. Here we highlight the key insights and trends that were deduced from this...
In our in-depth look at the heated tobacco market in Switzerland, we look at the brands available, pricing, regulation and taxation and what the future may...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th November 2019
TobaccoIntelligence takes an overview of recent market developments for PMI’s IQOS heated tobacco system, revealing which countries have the biggest growth, who is likely to use the device and what the future might hold ...
Around 70% of French tobacconists offer vaping products; TobaccoIntelligence believes the channel generates around 15-20% of all vape sales in France. The market is growing; we found out how and...
Our in-depth report finds a Russian e-cigarette market in a state of stagnation, with little change in the number of vapers and a fall in the number of vape stores, while PMI and BAT find...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 19th October 2018
In a focus group with eight Greek IQOS users, TobaccoIntellignece found that health was the main motivation to start using IQOS, while friends were the main influence. All participants said they would recommend IQOS ahead...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th September 2018
In a shift from the more traditional e-cigs, which heat e-liquid to produce a vapour which is then inhaled, heated tobacco devices apply controlled heat to tobacco. TobaccoIntelligence looks at the latest innovation in closer...
In our latest look at the Russian market, we aim to track the change within the offline and online mainstream retail and physical and online vape stores...
After early growth, the vaping population of Romania has levelled out at around 200,000, just over 4% of the smoking population – but the country is a prime testing ground for heated tobacco, with IQOS,...
Written by Stavroula Anastasopoulou | 17th April 2018
In this special report, ECigIntelligence looks at how heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) and hybrid products are gaining ground in the world’s tobacco and vapour...
Two heated tobacco brands have been launched in Russia by Big Tobacco: IQOS from PMI and BAT’s Glo. And all the signs are that the products are gradually gaining in interest and popularity in one...
Our latest report on the state of the e-cigarette market in Italy finds that strict regulation has caused a fall in the size of the market – but not as steep as the fall in...
Our report examines the French distribution channels for PMI’s IQOS, currently the only heated tobacco system available in France, along with its associated Heets...
Market growth for e-cigarette products peaked in Ukraine last year; our latest report details the state of an unregulated market in a phase of stability or light...
The Swiss market is dominated by open advanced systems mostly purchased offline. Due to the country's nicotine ban Switzerland seems an ideal market for shake and vape e-liquids. Foreign shake and vape e-liquids, mostly...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd November 2017
PMI launched its IQOS heated tobacco product in Italy in 2014. So what sales and marketing strategies has the company used to introduce the brand to Italian...
The effects of taxation on Russia’s e-cig market are likely to include price rises, decreased production of e-liquids with nicotine by larger manufacturers, and growth of the black...
ECigIntelligence estimates that between 10% and 15% of the French e-cigarette market is taken by tobacconist stores – and after a troubled start, their market share is growing, with more than half of all tobacconists...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th November 2016
This report is a brief overview of some of the key heated tobacco and hybrid products that are already on the market or are soon to be launched, including data on sales volumes and details...
This special report takes a company-by-company look at the main Big Tobacco players and their activity in e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives ...