Rebooting Retail: Jumpstart and Rejuvenate Your Retail Operation
On Jan. 30, the 2020 Tobacco Plus Expo hosted an educational seminar titled, Tobacco Retail Rebooted: Jumpstart and Rejuvenate Your Retail Operation. The session...
Defining His Moment: Nicholas Melillo’s Foundation Cigar Company
A solid foundation is crucial to building anything. That’s the mentality of entrepreneur Nicholas Melillo, creator of Foundation Cigar Co. Melillo has made a...
Life Saver: Dave Arlinghaus’ Cigar Life Guy
Life insurance is not typically a topic that’s discussed at length, but for anyone who has someone who depends on them, it’s a necessity....
The War Between Truth and Ideology
Public smoking prohibitions, higher tobacco taxes, bans on flavored vapor and tobacco products, Tobacco 21 legislation, and a host of other restrictions on the...
The Winning Formula
It happened one night in 1990 in Miami—the beginning of Karl Malone’s love affair with cigars. In the midst of a grueling basketball season,...
Shooting for the Stars: Fratello Cigars
Omar de Frias is a dreamer with big aspirations. He was a professional basketball player in the Dominican Republic who dreamed of one day...
Writing Her Own Saga
While the previous six generations of her family were involved in growing tobacco and making cigars, Nirka Reyes imagined a different career for herself....
Tempo: The Michael Herklots Story, Part 2
In part 2 of Tobacco Business' May/June 2020 cover story, Michael Herklots discusses his work and time at Nat Sherman International, including his efforts...
Charitable Efforts Build Stronger Businesses
“The world has gone crazy,” are the first words I hear these days whenever I talk to someone. They aren’t entirely wrong—especially when referring...
A Legend Returns: JRE Tobacco Co.
The list of living legends in the premium cigar industry seems to be getting shorter every year. Members of that generation of tough old...
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