Northerner announced that the online retailer of nicotine commodities will fully exit the tobacco market starting in December 2024 and then focus on selling nicotine packs and other modern oral nicotine commodities to meet the growing consumer demand for tobacco-free nicotine alternatives.
According to Business Wire, Northerner, an online retailer of nicotine goods in the United States, announced that nicotine packs and other modern oral nicotine goods will be sold exclusively in December 2024.
Sarah Krysalka, senior director of foreign affairs for Northerner Business Partnerships,
- “After 25 years in the smokeless tobacco industry, the decision to give up cigarettes was not an easy one. But the trend is self-evident: More and more Americans are choosing smokeless grass products.”
- “After withdrawing from the tobacco market, Northerner will continue to meet the growing consumer demand for nicotine packs and other modern oral nicotine products.” Our goal is to meet the evolving needs of our adult nicotine customers and promote tobacco-free nicotine alternatives to our cigarette customers.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco sales continue to decline, while the popularity of nicotine packs is skyrocketing. Between 2015 and 2021, annual tobacco sales in the United States fell by about 27 percent, from 12.5 billion bags to 9.1 billion bags. Meanwhile, U.S. sales of alternatives such as nicotine packs doubled from $452.76 million in 2020 to $1.06 billion in 2022.
Northerner is part of a company called Haypp. The company announced that since its inception in 1998, it has grown to become one of the largest online retailers of nicotine bags in the world.
