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TOBACCO OUTLET BUSINESS
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013
All Aboard the
Tobacco Plus
Expo Express!
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
BY ed o’connor
On June 5, 1883, the first “Express d’Orient” left Paris for
Vienna, then on to Istanbul. The train was officially renamed
the Orient Express in 1891.
The international character of the Tobacco Plus Expo
(TPE 2013) once again draws inspiration from the “Express
d’Orient,” bringing marketers and attendees from around the
globe to a great show destination in Las Vegas on January
30-31, TPE 2013. Along with leading U.S and international
tobacco companies, TPE 2013 welcomes the thousands
of retailers and wholesalers journeying from China, Japan,
the Middle East, India, Denmark, Germany, France, the Low
Countries, Canada and Greece to Las Vegas to participate in
this all-encompassing tobacco trade show.
Come aboard…enjoy the camaraderie, attend the
seminars. Don’t miss the “Interactive Marketing Session”
hosted by Craig Cass, owner of multiple retail tobacco
stores, offering the opportunity to compare your business
with those of your peers. How does your business stack
up with regard to industry metrics—sales, square footage,
inventory levels, number of employees, variables that
determine your business success? Dr. Brad Rodu will tell you
why the electronic cigarette boom places you on the “right
side of history” portending huge selling opportunities while
benefiting public health. Based upon new future research,
get a glimpse at the 10 items comprising 99 percent of your
sales over the coming 18 months. Be a better retailer. Don’t
miss the morning seminars on Wednesday, January 30 and
Thursday, January 31. Seminar attendees will be treated to a
full breakfast.
Enjoy the opening night reception on Wednesday evening
at the beautiful Verona Sky Villa, atop the LVH hotel, Elvis
Presley’s former home when playing in Las Vegas.
Spend time with your suppliers and associates in the Cigar
Bar and Lounge, located on the exhibit hall floor, offering
complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks—no need to get off
the train. Just come to the lounge. Participate in the retailer
roundtables located on the show floor, hosted by industry
leaders.
You’ll have a great time and be impressed that TPE 2013
is “All About Business”­—your business, offering the certainty
that you’ll be able to stock your shelves with special, unique
and different items while benefiting from great prices on the
tried-and-true staples.
Believing the No. 1 element in your merchandising mix
to be your “shelf space,” we scoured the tobacco world to
bring you the best of the best merchandise. A similar passion
pervades our efforts to bring you the best information on the
tobacco industry as we chronicle your “need to know” within
Tobacco Outlet Business
magazine.
Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE 2013) and
Tobacco Outlet
Business
magazine (
TOB
): we’re all about business—your
business.
See you in Las Vegas at TPE 2013. All aboard!
Best to you,
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