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Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

Retailers quickly gained experience with the new plain packaging legislation, evidenced by retrieval time having returned to the baseline range by the second week of implementation and remaining so several months later. The long retrieval times predicted
Tobacco Control
added May 28, 2013 07:35
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Big Tobacco's Marketing Muscle Influences Campaigns in the 21st Century

The application of several of big tobacco’s most successful advertising tactics over the past fifty years such as the use of authority figures and celebrities, in addition to inflated claims of health benefits, is out in full force today. To enhance their
Triple Pundit
added Apr 30, 2013 17:10
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[Canada] Smokers most common in construction, mining, oil and gas: Report

according to a Conference Board of Canada report. By occupation, 28 per cent of trades, transport and equipment operators smoked in 2011. Processing, manufacturing and utilities occupations had an employee smoking rate of 24 per cent, while 23 per cent o
Canadian HR Reporter (ca)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:40
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[Canada] ‘We drink. We swear. We don’t f—ing smoke’: Firm’s ban on hiring smokers leaves people asking ‘Who’s next?’

At Momentous Corp., they don’t track vacation or sick days. Staffers can bring their dogs in to the office. The Ottawa Internet firm takes pride in being different, as evidenced by its website, where you will find, in large letters: “We drink. We swear.
National Post (ca)
added Apr 8, 2013 10:55
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Companies Get Strict on Health of Workers

CVS Caremark, the large drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager, recently said it would require ... that smokers try to quit. Several other major employers, including PepsiCo and Wal-Mart, have also adopted such policies.
New York Times
added Mar 26, 2013 03:35
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[New York] Altria Loses Another Appeal of NYC Flavored-Tobacco Ban

New York City's ban on the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco products anywhere -- except in tobacco bars -- will stay in effect, thanks to a court ruling earlier today. Altria Group Inc. had launched a bid to get the 2009 law reversed on the grounds the
Convenience Store News
added Feb 27, 2013 12:01
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Cigarette Makers Wage Final Battle to Tame Russian Smoking Bill

Cigarette makers including Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) and British American Tobacco Plc (BATS) are fighting a last-ditch battle against a smoking crackdown in Russia, with three weeks left to change the government’s mind. Russia should scale ba
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Oct 10, 2012 18:18
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[UK] Real cost of plain tobacco packs to independent retailers is revealed

In-store research by the Rural Shops Alliance (RSA) shows the introduction of plain tobacco packs could cost shopkeepers “tens of millions of pounds” a year, reports today’s Independent Retail News.
Talking Retail (uk)
added Aug 24, 2012 07:22
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The Debate Over E-Cigarettes

Whether e-cigarettes help prevent smoking or pose a passive vaping risk remains uncertain. What’s clear, though, is that sales are on the rise.
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
added Aug 22, 2012 02:33
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[New York] Point-of-purchase tobacco access and advertisement in food stores

This study identifies food-store characteristics associated with point-of-purchase youth tobacco access and advertisement in order to formulate food-store-specific tobacco control strategies.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 27, 2012 14:49
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