By Amanda Wheeler President, American Vapor Manufacturers Association Here are the numbers. Thirty million American adults regularly smoke cigarettes, 480,000 die annually from a smoking-related illness, and public health costs associated with cigarette smoking are estimated to be over $600 billion. Yet, in their hubris, the FDA’s actions will ban the single most effective smoking…
By J.D. McCormick American Healthy Alternatives Association The American Healthy Alternatives Association (AHAA) is an advocacy organization dedicated to keeping alternatives to Big Pharmaceutical companies’ products legal and accessible to as many consumers as possible. It’s time we all recognize our Nation benefits from alternative products like Delta-8 THC and other minor cannabinoids derived from the…
According to a report by Retail Consulting Partners, more than a third of small business owners currently use point-of-sale (POS) software to manage retail processes, but nearly a quarter of those surveyed have no system at all or are still relying on manual methods such as spreadsheets, to track information. Thirty-nine percent of retailers say…
Wondering if trade shows are still valuable in 2022? You bet they are! Nothing beats seeing your target audience face-to-face. And a trade show offers the best venue to do just that. In fact, according to recent research, trade shows will be worth more than $40 billion by 2023. Generally, trade shows allow retailers to…
Year-end inventory is one of the most consequential calculations a retailer must get right because it directly affects how much taxable income you pay in a year. To understand how your ending inventory affects your taxable income, you must first understand that you pay taxes based on your end-of-year profits. The simplest way to calculate…
Improving business processes and optimizing growth starts with embracing the right tools and technologies. Gone are the days when workflows revolve around paper and manual, tedious tasks. Digital resources like inventory management platforms help you speed up processes and improve operations for various business functions within your smoke shop. In turn, these tools help you…
Empowering Women to Embrace the Counterculture Lifestyle Amanda Smith was an on-again, off-again stoner throughout her twenties and thirties. For her, smoking cannabis was something she did for fun and to relax, but even being an adult, responsible for her own choices in life, she still felt the disapproving gaze from friends, family, and society….
Jack Privett is Inclined to Share the Love “What floats my boat is creating quality, original products and building a brand name that people can trust,” says Privett, who started Seven Sense as a smoke shop in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, and expanded the brand into a wholesale operation. “It’s really neat to…
