Plain packaging for cigarettes improves retail transaction times

Carter, Owen B; Welch, Matthew D.; Mills, Brennen; Phan, Tina; Chang, Paul

doi:10.1136/bmj.f1063

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“…Our results provide a slightly different picture than a recent note of a study, which focused on retrieval times in 100 stores in Perth in October (baseline) and again in January (after plain packaging) and reported faster retrieval times overall and a decrease in times between these 2 months 9. The faster retrieval times overall in the Perth study compared with ours may in part be due to the inclusion of supermarkets that have a dedicated tobacco counter and could be expected to have faster retrieval times than the average convenience store.…”

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“…The Carter et al 2 study found an extremely low incidence of selection errors when expressed as a percentage of transactions for branded packs (1.5% of all branded pack transactions), which significantly declined with plain packaging (0.4% of all plain pack transactions). Similarly, the Perth retrieval time study noted selection errors of only 3% and 2% in both months tested 9. In the RSA study, selection errors added only 3 s to the entire transaction time on the occasions they were made, but overall, since corrective action was quick and errors were not particularly frequent, the report concluded that ‘selection errors do increase the overall store's average of transaction times, but only marginally’(ref.…”

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Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

2013

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Retailers quickly gained experience with the new plain packaging legislation, evidenced by retrieval time having returned to the baseline range by the second week of implementation and remaining so several months later. The long retrieval times predicted by tobacco industry-funded retailer groups and the consequent costs they predicted would fall upon small retailers from plain packaging are unlikely to eventuate.

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Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

2013

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“…These results strengthen findings that plain packaging did not result in substantial delays to consumers at the point of sale in the real world 4 7. Retailers quickly adapted to the new packaging, and the brief increase in pack retrieval time that occurred immediately after plain packaging implementation did not persist.…”

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No lasting effects of plain packaging on cigarette pack retrieval time in small Australian retail outlets

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“…Average transaction time was significantly faster for plain compared with branded packs, and 40% of participants made one or more mistakes when selecting from branded packs versus 17.3% with plain packs. Carter et al 86 also conducted an observational study to examine the impact of plain packaging on retail transaction times before and immediately after implementation. The researchers timed retail transactions at 100 tobacco retailers after requesting one of 17 popular cigarette brands (randomly selected).…”

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Plain packaging of cigarettes: do we have sufficient evidence?

Smith¹,

Kraemer²,

Johnson³

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Tobacco industry marketing is a primary factor influencing cigarette smoking behavior and the cigarette pack has become an important marketing vehicle for tobacco companies. Standardized “plain” cigarette packaging is advocated as a public health policy to prevent and reduce morbidity and mortality caused by smoking by reducing youth smoking initiation and promoting cessation among smokers. Plain packaging was implemented in Australia in December 2012, and several other countries are considering doing so, but each faces foreseeable legal resistance from opponents to such measures. Tobacco companies have challenged these public health policies, citing international trade agreements and intellectual property laws. Decision-making in these court cases will hinge in part on whether the evidence indicates the public health benefits of plain packaging outweigh any potential harm to tobacco manufacturers’ interests. We reviewed the available evidence in support of plain packaging, finding evidence from observational, experimental, and population-based studies. Results indicate that plain packaging can reduce positive perceptions of smoking and dissuade tobacco use. Governments deciding to implement plain cigarette packaging measures can rely on this evidence to help make a strong case that plain packaging plays an important role in the context of comprehensive smoking prevention efforts.

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Plain packaging for cigarettes improves retail transaction times

Cited by 8 publications

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Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

Product retrieval time in small tobacco retail outlets before and after the Australian plain packaging policy: real-world study

No lasting effects of plain packaging on cigarette pack retrieval time in small Australian retail outlets

Plain packaging of cigarettes: do we have sufficient evidence?

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