Tobacco Retailer back issues from September 2008:
Forging ahead.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2008 ... After spending hours trying to find a way to spin recent economic and world events in a positive light, I admit I was still coming up blank on what to address this month. Then I began wondering, in all of this turmoil, how can you be certain that what you are doing today will help sustain ...
Altria Group, Inc. agrees to acquire UST.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... In a move to broaden its position in the tobacco industry and to diversify revenues and operating income, Altria Group, Inc. announced on Sept. 8 that it entered into a definitive agreement with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (UST) to acquire all outstanding shares of UST, the world's ...
Kretek International purchases Tobacco Plus Conference & Exposition.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Kretek International, Inc. has acquired the assets of Tobacco Outlet Business LLC)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Kretek International, Inc. announced in early August that it had acquired the assets of Tobacco Outlet Business LLC, a North Carolina company, which includes Tobacco Outlet Business Magazine, published six times a year, and Tobacco Plus Conference & Exposition. Tobacco Plus Expo ...
Tobacco industry loses a leader.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Timothy Mann, the former President of Swisher International, Inc., died on July 28 in Jacksonville, Fla., after a long illness. He was 66 years old and lived in Orange Park, Fla. A New Jersey native, he received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Monmouth College in 1965, ...
Cigar enthusiasts unite with cigar rights of America.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Driven by increasing calls from cigar connoisseurs and enthusiasts, a consortium of cigar manufacturers and premium cigar retailers have formed Cigar Rights of America (CRA), a nonprofit organization formed to give cigar lovers across the United States a voice in the rising debate over ...
Cigartower.com launches enhanced international online cigar community.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... During this year's International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers show, CigarTower.com launched its revitalized social networking Web site for cigar smokers and businesses. The site www.cigartower.com works like MySpace or Facebook, but its feature set has been designed especially for cigar ...
Miami Cigar captures Brun del Re.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Brun del Re founder and owner Carlo Corazza and Miami Cigar & Company Director Nestor Miranda met in Costa Rica some months ago, with conversations between them ongoing ever since. In mid-August, on a three-day trip from Costa Rica to Miami, Corazza met with Miranda and Miami National ...
GrillwithBIC.com provides outdoor entertaining expertise.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Website overview)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... BIC is targeting outdoor entertaining enthusiasts with its new Web site, GrillwithBIC.com. The site provides information on how to entertain outdoors to consumers who enjoy camping or tailgating before the big game with friends and family, or who like to barbecue on a sunny day. ...
MSA 10 years later--still in dispute.(National Focus)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Believe it or not, the Master Settlement Agreement is 10 years old this fall. For those of you who may have been in a coma or on Mars for the last 10 years, the MSA is an agreement between cigarette manufacturers and 46 states working through the National Association of Attorneys General ...
The pipe perspective; Modern or traditional, pipes and tobacco are viable profit centers.(COVER STORY)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Are you looking for a new profit center to add to your upscale shop? Then, you should consider adding a pipe and pipe tobacco display. The centuries-old smoking vessel has withstood many surges of popularity and even in times when other smoking trends take center stage, the pipe has ...
Lighting your way: lighters find their place on the shelf with personal style and function.(Product Profile)
Sep 01, 2008; ... The discovery of fire was one of the most important innovations of civilization. It warmed the body, cooked the food and kept predators at bay. Of equal importance was the ability to reproduce a flame on demand. Modern conveniences have somewhat lessened the importance of an open fire but, ...
Down the road: smart retirement planning accounts for inflation.(OPERATIONS)
Sep 01, 2008; ... Building your tobacco shop's revenue to the point where it generates a healthy bottom line is just the first step on your journey to financial security. How you manage your money after you earn it is even more essential to your financial future. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
New Yorker follows dream to North Carolina.(Retailer Profile)
Sep 01, 2008; ... What would possess someone to get into the tobacco business now in the face of escalating bans and taxes and looming federal regulation? "This is something I've wanted to do for many years," says Frank Bullara, a cigar smoker and owner of Bugsy's Cigars in Leland, N.C., on the outskirts of ...
No light-bodied cigars today.(SMOKE SCREENINGS)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Fall is here and the weather is more hospitable outside for cigar smokers. Even the South Florida heat begins to back off a little about now. The summer tourism is over and the locals begin to reclaim their beaches and restaurants. That's less of an issue this year as the economy and ...
Legislative wrap up.(NATO NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... STATE LEGISLATION The 2008 legislative year will probably rank at the top of the list for fewest cigarette and tobacco tax increases enacted by state legislatures. In fact, only three states enacted a cigarette tax increase this year. New York raised the state cigarette tax from ...
The right fit.(THE PERSONNEL TOUCH)(Column)
Sep 01, 2008 ... What criteria have been established for hiring store employees in your company? Do you have any criteria? In some companies the single criterion is a heartbeat. You hire the first warm body that wanders into your store and perform the "mirror" test--put a mirror under his nose and if you ...
Two new mini tip flavors.(PRODUCT NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Building on the success of its Mini Cigarillos, Swisher International recently introduced new Swisher Sweets Mini Tip Cigarillos in two flavors. The Mini Tip's offer a cool, ...
Two maduros added to line.(PRODUCT NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tabacos de la Cordillera[TM] introduced its two new maduro cigars, Serie 1942 and Serie 1943, to its Fundacion Ancestral luxury cigar line. These two, as well as the first three Ancestral blends--Serie 1940, 1941, and 1944--are available in a Churchill, corona, robusto and torpedo. The ...
The holidays never tasted better.(PRODUCT NEWS)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Heavenly Cigar Co. has introduced The Flavor Collection just in time for holiday ordering. The Flavor Collection features one cigar of each of the company's popular 14 flavors. It is packaged in a handsome black cedar box with a double clasp. The collection is available in either petite (5 ...