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SKE targets record sales with launch of its first device over 10,000 puffs

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Vape brand SKE has launched its first 15K big puff device, SKE BAR 15K, to the UK retail market. The company said it is fully confident that the device will drive record sales amid growing consumer demand for refillable products. The new 15,000-puff device follows…

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