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Key point: Intel window updates [UK] VPZ, the UK’s largest vaping retailer with over 100 stores, continues rapid expansion! [UK] CVIC preparatory team officially lands in London to begin offline visit and invitation channels! [UK] British...

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  • [UK] The largest in the UK with more than 100 storese-cigarettesRetail VPZ continues to open large stores!

  • [UK]CVIC preparatory team officially landed in London to open offline visit invitation channels!

  • [UK] The famous British channel company Evapo has opened another e-cigarette store!

  • [Europe] More than 60 stores, Germany's most important e-cigarette chain has opened another offline store!

  • [UK] The two major electronic cigarette associations in the UK also called for support from China manufacturers!

  • [Europe and America] Popular takeout toast in Europe has been replaced by e-cigarette and mobile phone accessories stores!

  • [Europe and America]Innokin Europe launched the "Vape For The Planet" campaign

  • [Europe] The Netherlands will ban the sale of nicotine bags!

  • [Europe] There are 1214 professional e-cigarette retailers in New Zealand

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01 CVIC team in the UK launches London shop!

British intelligence has learned that the latest news and small revelations are that in order to promote the upcoming British "Super Buyers Meets", the first batch of CVIC teams have launched channels to invite visits and shop inspections in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester and other places in the UK. Work has attracted enthusiastic attention from local channel providers! It is reported that the "Super Buyers Meeting-UK Station" will be jointly held in Manchester (May 23) and London (May 30) to accurately reach channel buyers and gather China's power in "compliance sailing". When visiting London, there was news worthy of attention. One shop owner revealed that "open devices are gradually returning." At the same time, I also visited many local chains "VAPE SHOP" in the UK.



▲ Comments: As invitations and visits continue to advance, more precise channel buyers will gather at the "British Super Buyers Meeting" and come to the site to conduct face-to-face business order negotiations with China's supply chain. It is worth looking forward to!

02 Evapo, a well-known channel provider with more than 40 stores in the UK, is expanding again!

European and American intelligence has learned that recently, the famous e-cigarette channel vendor Evapo held a meeting in St Mary on Easter weekend.'s Street has opened a brand new branch between WHSmith and Lloyds. Evapo was founded in 2014 and has more than 40 stores in Germany and Gibraltar across the country and overseas, serving more than 500,000 customers in 2022 alone. Andrej Kutruf, CEO of Evapo, said: "We are delighted to have opened our latest store in Weymouth. We are committed to meeting the government's goal of making the UK smoke-free by 2030, and we look forward to helping local residents who want to quit smoking permanently."


▲ Comments: As a well-known e-cigarette distributor in the UK, Evapo's opening store behavior is based on the UK's determination to actively promote smoke-free plans and continues to expand at the retail end!

03 VPZ, the UK's largest e-cigarette retailer with more than 100 stores, continues to open large stores!

European and American intelligence has learned that VPZ, one of the largest e-cigarette retailers in the UK, has recently continued to open large stores. This year, it was revealed that it plans to open 20 more stores before the end of the year. Since last year, it has said that VPZ plans to increase its business to 160 sites in England and Scotland, including London and Glasgow. It also said,"We urge the British government to take action now and follow the best practices of countries such as New Zealand, where seasoning #p#paginated title #e#e-cigarette productsIt can only be sold from professionally licensed e-cigarette shops for consultation with adult smokers and e-smokers. "VPZ also favors imposing huge fines on people who violate the rules." Doug Mutter, director of the company, said: "Our plans to open new stores and launch our mobile e-cigarette clinic are 100% in response to our ambition to reach out to more smokers across the country and help them take their journey to quit smoking." According to insider.co. UK, Edinburgh-based VPZ plans to increase its store count to 170 by the end of the year. The chain has opened stores in Hechsham, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby and Newquay this year."



▲ Comments: A company with more than 100 stores can be said to be a chain-scale retail enterprise. Its expansion of the scale of e-cigarette stores shows thate-cigarette marketConfidence!

04 British Prime Minister Sunak talks about e-cigarettes for the first time!

European and American intelligence learned that British Prime Minister Sunak recently said that he despised companies that use colorful advertisements with children's images to advertise e-cigarettes. And Rishi Sunak criticizede-cigarette companiesAttract children. In an interview with Sky News 'children's program FYI, it lashed out at e-cigarette companies for using colorful ads and characters to target children. He told hosts Maya and Braydon: "These things [vapes] are advertised to appeal to children, you know, the colors they use, the characters they use-that's not true-their tastes. "But we know more and more young people are doing this and we want to stop this," the prime minister said. "This is how governments formulate policies. I don't wake up in the morning and announce something,"he said."

▲ Comments: From the British Prime Minister's new perspective, it means that the UK will strengthen the supervision of e-cigarettes on minors in the future. In early April, the British government announced that it would establish an "Illegal E-Cigarette Enforcement Team" as part of a crackdown on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children under the age of 18. A "call for evidence" will also be launched on how to reduce the number of children exposed to and using e-cigarette products. "No one should use e-cigarettes under the age of 18. Selling e-cigarettes to children is illegal!

05 More than 60 stores, Germany's most important e-cigarette chain has opened another offline store!

European and American intelligence has learned that recently, according to Riccardo official information, it has recently opened a new store at the ECE Marktplatz Center in downtown New Brandenburg, which will cover all e-cigarette users in the Mecklenburg Lake District. Relevant information shows that Riccardo is one of the most important e-cigarette chains in Germany. It currently operates more than 60 stores in Germany and 8 stores in Switzerland with more than 250 employees. In addition, Riccardo also has an e-commerce business, and one of its main selling points is to ensure that users can purchase new models as soon as the product is launched. Due to the relevant requirements of the EU TPD, a six-month embargo period will be imposed on newly released e-cigarette products. During this period, the functions and safety of the new products will be inspected. Only after passing the inspection can they be sold in compliance within the EU. Riccardo has specially opened up a "soon" area to display new products as soon as possible, so that users can purchase new products as soon as they go on sale. Currently, Riccardo's main sales brands includeaspireGeekvapeJOYETECH、SMOK、UWELLVOOPOOWait.

▲ Comments: As an important channel company for e-cigarettes with a history of 12 years in Germany, it is also strengthening the first display of new e-cigarette products, strengthening offline layout, and continuing to open new stores, which is worthy of attention!

06 European oil company toilets turned into e-cigarette shops!# p#pagination title #e#

European and American intelligence learned that a recent piece of news was that a gas station toilet in Papakura, Europe, New Zealand, had been transformed into an e-cigarette shop. Two months ago, Vape Garage took over the space and transformed it into a store. It is reported that the country is establishing store policies. For example, some people have suggested that starting from 2026, stores also need to provide annual sales returns on e-cigarette products."

▲ Comments: Such an incident that gas station toilets were transformed into e-cigarette stores also shows that e-cigarettes have become a much-invested project in the retail and opening field in Europe!

07 Popular takeout toast is replaced by e-cigarette and mobile phone accessory stores!

European and American intelligence has learned that a famous downtown takeout shop near Leicester Market in the UK's 10th largest city has recently closed and replaced it with a store selling e-cigarettes and mobile phone accessories. "It's trial and error for all businesses, but we can't continue to lose money," Lana told LeicestershireLive. Despite their background in the restaurant industry, Lana and her partners decided last month to make the change and start selling mobile phone accessories and e-cigarettes because they felt there was greater demand."


▲ Comments: The British retail industry continues to see e-cigarettes become an important choice. The core is still one point, the shop owner thinks "because they feel the demand is greater."

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