Premium vaping brand VIP is opening a new ‘blending boutique’, giving Altrincham customers the chance to design their own vaping e-liquid flavours. Opening on Saturday 5 September on George Street in the centre of Altrincham’s shopping precinct, the store will allow current
The association is warning that without vape stores, former smokers “could be tempted back” to cigarettes
Trade body the UK Vaping Industry Association is lobbying government to classify vape shops as essential retailers.
The lobbying effort has been ongoing since the first national lockdown in March, but the association has redoubled its efforts, warning that former smokers who have made the switch to electronic alternatives “could be tempted back”.
Furthermore, UKVIA says, many smokers will have made new year’s resolutions to quit, with vaping a good way to help them achieve this ambition.
“It’s not just about providing a lifeline to vape businesses during lockdown, but also to vapers and smokers for whom vaping represents a life-changing decision,” said John Dunne, director general of the UKVIA.