E-cigs coming to a Newsagents near you?

[Chrissie]

Looks like many of us will soon be able to buy our e-cig supplies from local newsagents/convenience stores Well done to Intellicig

"Media Release 24.01.10
Intellicig clinches exclusive deal with retail distribution-giant

Leading electronic cigarette brand Intellicig has signed an exclusive deal which will see their products stocked in more than 6,000 retail outlets nationwide.

Intellicig is the first electronic cigarette company to partner with sales and distribution experts Innzone Ltd who work closely with major newspaper wholesalers Menzies Distribution and Smiths News to get upcoming products on the shelves in convenience stores.

Innzone will market and sell the electronic cigarettes on Intellicig’s behalf, targeting 34,000 independent newsagents and convenience stores in 32 regions over a 12 month period.

David Newns, commercial director at Intellicig, said: “We are thrilled to have clinched the deal with Innzone and are looking forward to reaping the benefits of this exclusive partnership.

“We believe our electronic cigarettes really are the best on the market and signing a deal with UK’s largest convenience distributor and getting the recognition we deserve is a great accomplishment. We’re delighted Innzone chose us to trade with.”

Innzone wanted to ensure that when the time came to distribute electronic cigarettes, they would be representing the best on the market.

Phillip Glyn, managing director at Innzone Ltd, said: “Last year we were inundated with calls from electronic cigarette companies and it was this influx that made us realise that electronic cigarettes were going to be big in the UK.”

Not wanting buy on impulse, Phillip tested customer responsiveness with a product trial and decided to invest in electronic cigarettes after they proved so popular.

“Intellicig stood out from other companies for one reason; we know exactly what is in their electronic cigarettes, which is very reassuring,” said Phillip.

“We guarantee quality control for all our products and as Intellicig’s products have undergone intensive research, testing and stringent quality control, this makes them distinct from their competitors.”

Intellicig is the only company to manufacture their own e-liquid in the UK and have established a laboratory at Manchester’s Bioscience Incubator to get their products through rigorous clinical trials

“We know that our products meet the high standards set by Health Ministry Officials and this has recently been proven in the paperwork and laboratory reports that we were required to submit when striking a deal with the Egyptian Government,” said David.

In the first day of the partnership alone, ten retail outlets placed Intellicig orders through Innzone.

Phillip said: “Now that the wheels are in motion we’re very excited about the partnership and we have total faith in Intellicig, they tick all the right boxes and we’re confident it will do well.”

Once a retailer buys a batch of Intellicig, Innzone will send out the product with a digital frame to advertise the product, posters and leaflets to display in the shop, and will make payment through their newspaper wholesaler, whether it be Menzies Distribution or Smiths News.
If the retailer wishes to re-order they can either contact Innzone or one of Intellicig’s agents who will personally visit the retailer.
Intellicig is available in three colours; traditional, black and silver, with red or blue glowing tips, and can be purchased online at www.intellicig.com.
ENDS"

[Lilac]

wow...great news

[Chrissie]

It's excellent news isn't it Lilac?

Just found out from John @ Intellicig that there is already a tobacco shop selling his products not that far from me in Newquay

Here is the map showing current locations of shops :

maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113284994560440774365.00047c92a92a07d40ee8e&ll=51.944265,0.065918&spn=4.327807,13.392334&z=7

[Scylla]

My nearest is miles out on the Great West Road, apparently

Hopefully they'll spread like wildfire

scylla

[Lilac]

None in Scotland of course...ho hum

Am pissed, so ignore anything i warble from now on tonight

[Chrissie]

Scylla, I'm also hoping they will spread like wildfire

Lol Lilac, I warble even when I'm not pissed

[foxy9212]

I can see nothing about the 'deal' mentioned in the first post here, on the Intellicig site. I received a 'special celebratory offer' email from Intellicig but, again, can see nothing on their website that alludes to this. I wonder, in view of the latest news regarding the e-cigarette and related products, all this has now come to nothing.

Fox

[Chrissie]

I hope that isn't the case Foxy

This is John's (Shining Wit's) thread about the announcement on ECF

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/intellicig/66776-intellicig-full-media-release-6-000-retail-outlets.html#post988789

[foxy9212]

I hope not either Chrissy - it seemed rather odd that following the 'offer' in the intellicig email I received, there was no mention on the website. There was nothing mentioned about the latest marketing coup either.

Fox

[lolli]

Hi gang
Nice to be back - kinda missed you guys
Not a lot of humour, help & huggyness with the folk I've been sleeping with!!! (not as bad as it sounds - read on..)
This post is sooooo coooool (still loving these smilies!!)
Been in hospital all this time (NOT smoking related!) with a very very seriously minded lot of inmates - -- I was very norty - got my e cig smuggled in................well!!!.................got caught in the act - reported to The Big Man - who..................was incredibly interested in the whole e cig invention (had never heard of it before) & said he thought it had "great possibilities" - in a positive direction!!! AND why weren't they stocked in high street outlets!!!
I was so surprised I had to totter back to bed!
I didn't end up in the norty corner & we had an unspoken understanding - what the eye doesn't see......wink, wink.
Then first post I notice looking at the board is this one - fab fab fab
If there are a few more open minded people like this maybe, given time, they'll be sold in tesco (& he was not a junior doc!)
Thought I must share this with you.
Wow this is so muddled , hope you can make sense of my witterings!
Not proud of myself tho' - I came home last night & am still smoking too - just haven't lost that craving yet - BUT smoking loads less now.
Anyway it's nice to be back

[Scylla]

It's lovely to see you back Lolli I hope you're fighting fit. Here's some belated flowers for your bedside:



scylla

[lolli]

Thanks Scylla - my fave colour too

[Lilac]

Hi Lolli, glad to see you back, hope you're healing well

your post made me giggle, i can just see you with a red face...lol

I'm still smoking too at the mo, but as everyone in here says....it's the cigs you dont smoke that you concentrate on....and a packet does me 3 - 4 days at this point, instead of just a day

[Chrissie]

Lovely to have you back with us (((Lolli)))

Sorry to hear you have been in hospital though But that is brilliant to hear the "Big Man's" attitude to the e-cig. I know when I showed my first e-cig to my GP & told her how many real cigs I'd cut down to, she was thrilled & also thought the e-cig was a brilliant idea.

[foxy9212]

Feb 3, 2010 11:46:41 GMT Chrissie said:

I hope that isn't the case Foxy

This is John's (Shining Wit's) thread about the announcement on ECF

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/intellicig/66776-intellicig-full-media-release-6-000-retail-outlets.html#post988789

Well, our worst fears have been realized, from June 2010 all sales of unlicenced products containing nicotine are to be banned!! Let's hope something can be worked out before then but it doesn't give any of the companies from which I currently buy, time to submit their products for licensing (even if the powers that be have the slightest intention of issuing licenses to anyone other than the large pharmaceutical companies). Pillbox38 has already said that Totally Wicked and TECC will be closing down.

Fox >