A Peek Past the Vape Clouds: Vape Shop Decline in Long Beach, California during 2015-2018

Lanza, H. Isabella; Pittman, Patricia S

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“…Without observational data from stores, we could not validate what products were sold or characterize which store features were associated with closings or openings, as in previous research. ( Lanza and Pittman, 2019 , Galimov et al, 2020 ) Another limitation is that the study could not verify whether Google-only stores that were new at follow-up had recently opened or were missed by the baseline query. In addition, it was not practicable to gather information about continuity of ownership and how that may have affected the product mix or store names.…”

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“…In Long Beach, 53% of vape shops (9 of 19) closed between 2015 and 2018, and no new stores opened. ( Lanza and Pittman, 2019 ) In the greater Los Angeles area, 44% (34 of 77) of vape shops closed during roughly the same time period. ( Galimov et al, 2020 ) Expanding on this literature, the current study characterizes openings, closings, and transitions in product mix for vape shops/vaporizer stores, and did not exclude stores that sold OTP.…”

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Turning over a new leaf: Vape shop closings, openings and transitions in six U.S. Metropolitan statistical areas

Barker¹,

Henriksen

Voelker

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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This study characterizes vape shop closings, openings, and changes in product mix in six U.S. metropolitan statistical areas with different tobacco and marijuana policies. With concern for higher rates of marijuana use among those who vape nicotine, the presence of marijuana-related terms in store names was also assessed. A census of stores that were classified online as vape shops/stores or vaporizer stores were telephoned in April-May 2018 (n = 739) and July-September 2019 (n = 919) to verify whether vape products and other tobacco products (OTP) were sold. We computed the percent of stores that closed, opened, and started/stopped selling OTP. Multilevel models tested whether these events varied by store type and by neighborhood demographics. Within 16 months, 11.5% of 739 stores had closed and 29.8% of 919 stores at follow-up had opened. Closings were more likely among vape-only than vape + OTP stores (AOR = 2.51, 95% CI = 1.47,4.29); vape-only stores were less likely to open (AOR = 0.46, 95% CI = 0.34,0.62). Regardless of store type, the odds of a store opening increased as the proportion of non-Hispanic/Latino White residents in the census tract increased (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.18,1.85). Overall, 2.0% of stores (vape-only and vape + OTP) had marijuana-related names at baseline and 3.5% at follow-up. The observed change (1.6% to 5.8%) was greatest in Oklahoma City, where the state legalized medical marijuana between baseline and follow-up. More stores were opening than closing in six U.S. metropolitan statistical areas before statewide sales restrictions on flavored tobacco and COVID-19. Uniform licensing is recommended to define vape shops and track their location and sales practices.

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Turning over a new leaf: Vape shop closings, openings and transitions in six U.S. Metropolitan statistical areas

Barker¹,

Henriksen

Voelker

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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“…However, this was not a sample but the census of all SF and Alameda County vape shops that were in business in 2019. A rapidly changing retail environment ( Galimov et al, 2020 , Lanza and Pittman, 2019 ), especially during the lockdown period of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when access to in-person service was limited and many brick-and-mortar stores were closed, resulting in some e-cigarette users switching to online stores ( Gaiha, Lempert, and Halpern-Felsher 2020 ), may not generalize to the current situation or the retailers outside SF and Alameda Counties. Second, violations rates and the compliance of the vape shops with local flavor policies were not assessed.…”

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Policies restricting flavors and non-cigarette tobacco product availability: A study of vape shops in San Francisco and Alameda Counties, California, USA

Pravosud¹,

Holmes²,

Lempert³

et al. 2022

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Predictors of Vape Shops Going out of Business in Southern California

Galimov¹,

Galstyan²,

Yu³

et al. 2020

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Objectives: Vape shops have proliferated in the United States (US) in recent years. As of May 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asserted its authority to regulate electronic nicotine delivery systems. It is critical to understand how these polices have affected the vape shop industry, as the rise and fall of vape shop proliferation has the potential for influencing public health. Methods: In this longitudinal study, we examined factors associated with vape shop (N = 77) closure over a 2-1/2-year period in southern California. We assessed predictors of vape shops going out of business using a multivariate logistic regression model. Results: Among 77 vape shops assessed at baseline, 44.2% closed over a 2-1/2-year period. The absence of a "bar type" physical environment (OR = 2.64, 95% CI = 1.12-6.20), poorer shop accessibility (OR = 7.11, 95% CI = 1.17-43.24), fewer reports of qualified personnel (OR = 2.28, 95% CI = 1.12-4.64), less average time spent in shop by customers (OR = 4.8, 95% CI = 1.18-19.60), a narrower e-liquid flavor selection (OR = 6.55, 95% CI = 1.56-27.49), and less vape device diversity (OR = 2.36, 95% C = 1.13-4.91) predicted vape shop closure. Conclusions: The rise and subsequent decline in vape shops could potentially affect public health. However, there needs to be more research on their association with public health..

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A Peek Past the Vape Clouds: Vape Shop Decline in Long Beach, California during 2015-2018

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References 25 publications

Turning over a new leaf: Vape shop closings, openings and transitions in six U.S. Metropolitan statistical areas

Turning over a new leaf: Vape shop closings, openings and transitions in six U.S. Metropolitan statistical areas

Policies restricting flavors and non-cigarette tobacco product availability: A study of vape shops in San Francisco and Alameda Counties, California, USA

Predictors of Vape Shops Going out of Business in Southern California

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