Ecig Charleston

What Ecig Charleston does

Ecig Charleston is a privately held, single-specialty retail chain founded in 2010 and headquartered in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The company operates 11 brick-and-mortar vape shops across Charleston-area markets including Summerville, James Island, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Goose Creek, Moncks Corner, Bacon Bridge, College Park, Dorchester Road, and Bees Ferry Road. Stores are open seven days a week and sell vaping hardware, e-liquids, disposables, nicotine pouches, and an expanding line of hemp-derived products (Delta 8, THC-A vapes/carts, CBD, edibles, gummies, and dabs) plus glassware accessories.

The core operational differentiator is an in-house e-liquid development lab that produces "hundreds of unique" house flavor blends, retailed through the Madvapes Juice Bar sub-brand installed across the store network. Underlying technology is therefore a combination of physical retail distribution and a small-batch flavor compounding capability, rather than a software or digital platform; the company has no public app, no APIs, no disclosed integrations, and no e-commerce or delivery channel — all sales occur at point-of-sale in physical stores.

The business model is direct-to-consumer retail: walk-in customers purchase consumable vaping and hemp-derived products at the 11 stores. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the company describes a "competitive pricing" approach. Customers range from novice vapers switching from cigarettes to advanced "cloud chasers" seeking premium in-house flavors. The company is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investment, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no management team biographies, and no disclosed partnerships, patents, or awards. Some sources reference 14 locations versus 11, suggesting possible further unit growth that is not yet confirmed.

Name

Ecig Charleston

Legal name

Ecig Charleston

Website

https://ecigcharleston.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecig Charleston is a privately held vape retail chain operating 11 brick-and-mortar stores across the South Carolina Lowcountry, selling e-liquids, disposables, hardware, and Delta 8/THC-A/CBD products to retail consumers including novice vapers and advanced cloud chasers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vape and Hemp-Derived Product Retail

NAICS

Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers (459991)

akta.pro primary industry

Dedicated Vape & E-Cigarette Shops (Specialty Retail) (CRANAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-Liquid & Nicotine Salt Retail (CRANAEAH), Disposable Vape Retail (CRANAEAI), Vape & E-Cig Accessories Retail (Mods, Pods, Coils, Batteries, Chargers) (CRANAEAG)

Keywords

• Vape retail
• E-liquid blends
• Delta disposables
• THC-A products
• Vaping accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston, South Carolina

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Vape Product Sales: Revenue generated from brick-and-mortar retail sales of vaping products including eliquids, disposables, hardware, delta products, edibles, gummies, and accessories across 11 physical store locations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ecig Charleston is a retail vape shop operating 11 brick-and-mortar locations across South Carolina's Lowcountry. The company sells eliquids (including in-house developed blends), delta vape disposables, THC-A vapes and concentrates, delta cartridges, edibles and gummies, dabs, nicotine and delta pouches, hardware devices and parts, and glassware. The in-house Madvapes Juice Bar offers hundreds of unique flavor options for taste exploration.

Product overview

Ecig Charleston is a retail vape shop operating as a single unified product—a network of 11-14 brick-and-mortar retail locations across South Carolina's Low Country. The product portfolio centers on vaping products (eliquids, hardware, disposables, pouches) alongside THC-A, Delta 8, CBD, and hemp-derived products. Key offerings include: Eliquid (including in-house premium blends from the Madvapes Juice Bar), Delta Vape Disposables, THC-A products (vapes, gummies, edibles, dabs), nic pouches, and glassware accessories. The company positions itself as a full-service vaping retailer serving everyone from beginners to advanced 'Cloud Chasers,' with products ranging from introductory disposables to advanced hardware and premium in-house e-liquid creations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Madvapes Juice Bar: In-house juice bar offering hundreds of unique e-liquid flavor choices for customers to explore.

Products and services

• Eliquid (E-Liquids) E-liquids available in hundreds of unique flavors, with many creations developed in-house in a hygienic, state-of-the-art lab, sold to retail customers seeking vaping juice for refillable devices.
• Delta Vape Disposables Top-quality delta vape disposable products sold in-store to retail customers seeking ready-to-use hemp-derived vaping devices.
• Nicotine and Delta Pouches Nicotine and delta pouches sold to customers seeking tobacco-free and hemp-derived oral pouch alternatives.
• Vaping Hardware Vaping hardware including devices, replacement parts, and accessories sold to retail customers building or maintaining their vaping setups.
• THC-A Products (Vapes, Cartridges, Concentrates) THC-A products including vapes, cartridges, and concentrates sold to retail customers seeking hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
• Delta Edibles and Gummies Delta edibles including gummies and other edible hemp-derived products sold to retail customers seeking ingestible alternatives.
• Dabs (Concentrates) Concentrate dab products sold to retail customers seeking concentrated hemp-derived materials.
• Madvapes Juice Bar In-store juice bar offering hundreds of unique and satisfying e-liquid flavor choices for taste exploration, featuring in-house developed blends.
• Glassware Vaping and smoking glassware products sold to retail customers seeking accessories for their setups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving thousands of customers daily across 11 locations

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MyVaporStore: Online vape retailer carrying disposables, hardware, and e-liquids from multiple brands. Comparable as a vape specialty retailer serving the same product categories and end consumers as Ecig Charleston.
• Element Vape: Large online-first vape and hemp-derived product retailer carrying disposables, e-liquids, hardware, and THC-A/Delta 8 SKUs. Comparable to Ecig Charleston on product breadth, though primarily direct-to-consumer online rather than brick-and-mortar.
• Direct Vapor: Online vape and e-cigarette retailer carrying hardware, mods, e-liquids, and accessories. Comparable as a vape-focused specialty retailer competing for the same end consumer across overlapping SKU categories.
• Vape Wild: E-liquid-focused online vape retailer known for extensive proprietary flavor catalog. Closely comparable to Ecig Charleston's Madvapes Juice Bar model of differentiated in-house flavor development.
• Halo Cigs: Vape brand with proprietary e-liquid lines and direct online retail. Comparable to Ecig Charleston on the combination of proprietary flavor development and branded consumer-facing retail.
• Apollo E-Cigs: US vape brand and retailer offering starter kits, mods, and e-liquids. Comparable to Ecig Charleston as a vertically integrated vape brand with both proprietary products and direct retail.
• Vapor Authority: Online vape retailer with broad hardware and e-liquid assortment. Comparable as a vape specialty retailer targeting the same consumer base with overlapping category coverage.
• Mt Baker Vapor: Long-running US vape retailer and e-liquid manufacturer operating both online and through select physical retail. Comparable to Ecig Charleston on the mix of proprietary e-liquid production with multi-channel vape distribution.
• VaporFi: Multi-channel vape retailer with proprietary e-liquid lines and a network of physical and online stores. Directly comparable to Ecig Charleston on product mix (e-liquids, hardware, disposables) and the combination of in-house flavor development with branded retail.

Emerging players

• Madvapes (parent brand): Vape retail and e-liquid brand whose 'Juice Bar' sub-brand is operated inside Ecig Charleston locations. Overlaps directly with Ecig Charleston's in-house e-liquid offering and represents a partially related competitive/complementary player in the regional vape space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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