October 2026: Cigar Accessory Sales Surge to $350M as Tax-Driven Shifts Reshape U.S. Market U.S. convenience store sales for tobacco accessories expanded 14.3% year-over-year to $650 million, powered by robust consumer demand for cigar-related items. Overall category volume grew 8.5% to 270 million units, while the average price per unit...
USA: Vapes
October 2026: U.S. E-Vapor Revenue Slips in Mainstream C-Stores as Sales Migrate to Alternative Channels Total U.S. convenience store revenue for vaping contracted 5.1% year-over-year to $6.22 billion. The downturn was driven by a 13.1% decline in unit volume down to 303 million units, which outweighed a 9.2% gain in...
USA: Cigar Market
October 2026: Higher Retail Prices Keep U.S. Convenience Store Cigar Revenue Flat at $4.11 Billion Total U.S. convenience store cigar sales remained virtually unchanged year-over-year at $4.11 billion, edging up 0.2%. A 6.1% rise in average unit price - bringing the mean to $2.18 - successfully countered a 5.5% contraction...
USA: Nicotine Pouches
October 2026: Surging Demand for Nicotine Pouches Lifts U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Category to $13.6 Billion Driven by strong consumer adoption of modern oral nicotine pouches, U.S. convenience store sales of smokeless tobacco expanded 11.6% year-over-year to $13.6 billion. Overall category performance was bolstered by an 8.2% gain in unit volume,...
USA: Cigarette Market
October 2026: U.S. Cigarette Market Holds at $50.8 Billion as Price Increases Counter Volume Drops According to Circana data for the 52-week period ending August 9, 2026, total cigarette dollar sales in the U.S. convenience store channel remained flat year-over-year at $50.8 billion. A 5.0% contraction in unit sales volume...
USA: Tobacco Regulation & Legislation
The regulatory landscape for tobacco in the United States is notably complex, involving multiple layers of authority that sometimes come into conflict. At the federal level, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco...