Expert resources for smoke shop owners, vape shop operators, and wholesale buyers. From licensing and compliance to sourcing strategy and market trends — everything you need to run and grow your retail business.

Two smoke shops in the same strip mall in Denver. Same foot traffic. Same rent. Shop A does $38,000 per month. Shop B does $19,000. The owner of Shop B visited Shop A and figured out the difference in 30 seconds: it wasn't the products — both carried

A hookah lounge owner in Dearborn, Michigan told us his lounge does $45,000 per month in revenue from a 1,800 square foot space. His average customer spends $35-$50 per visit and stays for 90 minutes. Compare that to a smoke shop, where the average t

A shop owner in Houston used a generic retail POS for his first year. It tracked sales fine. What it didn't do: flag when his top-selling disposable vape was about to run out, remind clerks to check IDs on tobacco sales, or integrate with a payment p