Turnover: 50 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

  • Franchise network for the distribution of electronic cigarettes and accessories and e-liquid for vaping
  • Strong growth
  • Strong presence in shopping malls
  • Carrefour owns 30% of the company
  • In iron 160 stores by 2022

News

Cigousto: Electronic cigarettes: stores put up resistance 27/06/2023

  • Sales of the electronic cigarette market in France: 1 billion euros (Xerfi estimate)
  • Share of vape shops in the electronic cigarette market: 55%
  • E-commerce share of the electronic cigarette market: 30%
  • Share of tobacconists in the e-cigarette market: 15%
  • Number of e-cigarette sales outlets: 3,500
  • Number of vape stores that closed between 2015 and 2017: 1,200
  • Share of stores held by the sector's major chains: 30%
  • 23.500: Number of tobacconists' outlets in France
  • 150-200: Number of points of sale gained by 2021 by the entire vape network, according to the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la vape (Fivape)

  • Cigusto 155 stores, target 300 in 2026, 90 million euros in sales by 2023, 500,000 euros in sales per store in shopping malls
  • Vapostore 130 stores
  • Clopinette 110 stores
  • Petit Vapoteur 50 stores, sales of 113 million euros, 82% of which on the Internet
  • Kumulus Vape sales 55.7 million euros

Studies mentioning this company

The e-cigarette market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • My Vapors Europe - Joyetech
  • Alfaliquid Gaïatrend
  • Kumulus Vape
  • J Well
  • Kangertech
  • DLICE / Nocoswitch
  • Vaporesso / Smoore technologie
  • Le Petit Vapoteur
  • Cigusto
  • Clopinette
  • VDLV
  • Aeroma
  • Vapostore
  • Smok-it
  • Juul Labs
  • Innokin Technology
  • Republic Technologies Groupe