BAT Japan Introduces New Lucky Strike Flavors for Glo Hyper Device

BAT by 2FIRSTS.ai
Jan.24.2024
BAT Japan Introduces New Lucky Strike Flavors for Glo Hyper Device
BAT Japan announced that Lucky Strike will release new flavors for its glo hyper heated tobacco devices starting January 29.

According to a report from Japanese media outlet Kakaku on January 23rd, British American Tobacco (BAT) Japan subsidiary has announced that it will start selling a new flavor range for its dedicated heat-not-burn tobacco device, glo hyper, under the Lucky Strike brand, starting from January 29th.

 

At the same time, the Japanese division of BAT plans to gradually update the existing flavors of its Lucky Strike series for the glo hyper device. The company stated that both the new and updated Lucky Strike heat-not-burn pods will feature "new leaf tobacco carefully selected by tobacco experts."

 

These two new products will gradually be released in major convenience stores, supermarkets, tobacco shops, as well as the official online stores of glo & VELO across Japan, with a retail price of 400 yen each.

 

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