SynthesisTobacco control2018
A new form of nicotine retailers: a systematic review of the sales and marketing practices of vape shops.
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Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neighbourhood inequities in the availability of retailers selling tobacco products: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2025Pooled it
- Vapes, E-cigs, and Mods: What Do Young Adults Call E-cigarettes?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Trial
- Motives and Risk Perceptions Among Young Adults Engaged in Frequent Vaping and Dual Cannabis Use: Implications for Prevention and Intervention.Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2026Article
- Where Do E-cigarette Users Buy Their E-cigarette Products? Results From a Nationally Representative Sample of Adult E-cigarette Users in the United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Article
- Building consensus on a set of ENDS-specific pictorial health warnings: a Delphi study among a tobacco control expert panel.Tobacco control · 2025Article
- Assessment of vape shop built environment: airborne nicotine, particulate matter, ventilation, hazard identification, workplace practices, and safety perceptions.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Current perspective on e-cigarette use and respiratory outcomes: mechanisms and messaging.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2024Review
- An observational study of the marketing practice of e-cigarette specialty stores in two large cities in China: Is there potential to normalize the use of e-cigarettes?Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Changes in the Point-of-Sale Among Vape Shops in Six U.S. Metropolitan Areas Over Time, 2018-2021.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Article
- Adolescent use and co-use of tobacco and cannabis in California: The roles of local policy and density of tobacco, vape, and cannabis retailers around schools.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- How Are Retailers Describing Delta-8 THC?A Mixed-Methods Study in Fort Worth, Texas.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Article
- The emergence of e-cigarette retail shops in a regulated tobacco control environment.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- Hypothetical flavour ban and intention to vape among vape shop customers: the role of flavour preference and e-cigarette dependence.Tobacco control · 2023Article
- An Assessment of Vape Shop Products in California before and after Implementation of FDA and State Regulations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Risk and safety profile of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS): an umbrella review to inform ENDS health communication strategies.Tobacco control · 2022Article
- The Reshaping of the E-Cigarette Retail Environment: Its Evolution and Public Health Concerns.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Characterizing California licensure status and tobacco user experience with adverse events using Yelp data.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- The Impact of Recent Tobacco Regulations and COVID-19 Restrictions and Implications for Future E-Cigarette Retail: Perspectives from Vape and Vape-and-Smoke Shop Merchants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Counseling in Vape Shops: A Survey of Vape Shop Managers in Switzerland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Responses to reduced nicotine cigarette marketing features: a systematic review.Tobacco control · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveRetailers that primarily or exclusively sell electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vaping products represent a new category of tobacco retailer. We sought to identify (a) how vape shops can be identified and (b) sales and marketing practices of vape shops. DATA SOURCES: A medical librarian iteratively developed a search strategy and in February 2017 searched seven academic databases (ABI/INFORM Complete, ECONLit, Embase, Entrepreneurship, PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus). We hand searched STUDY SELECTION: We used dual, independent screening. Records were eligible if published in 2010 or later, were peer-reviewed journal articles and focused on vape shops. DATA EXTRACTION: We used dual, independent data abstraction and assessed risk of bias. Of the 3605 records identified, 22 were included. DATA SYNTHESIS: We conducted a narrative systematic review. Researchers relied heavily on Yelp to identify vape shops. Vape shop owners use innovative marketing strategies that sometimes diverge from those of traditional tobacco retailers. Vape shop staff believe strongly that their products are effective harm-reduction products. Vape shops were more common in areas with more White residents.
conclusionsVape shops represent a new type of retailer for tobacco products. Vape shops have potential to promote e-cigarettes for smoking cessation but also sometimes provide inaccurate information and mislabelled products. Given their spatial patterning, vape shops may perpetuate inequities in tobacco use. The growing literature on vape shops is complicated by researchers using different definitions of vape shops (eg, exclusively selling e-cigarettes vs also selling traditional tobacco products).
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