Minding Her Business: Drunk Chicken Cigars
Desiree Sylver is a busy woman. As she’s answering the many questions for this interview, she’s also completing many of the day’s tasks that...
Retailers Talk Boutique Cigars
Retailers have an important role to play in the boutique cigar industry. Without the support and buy-in of retailers, boutique cigars will never catch...
One Wish: Pennsylvania’s Wooden Indian Tobacco Shop
Most tobacco retail stores begin as small boutiques, but if the market allows, they grow into much bigger operations. That was the case with...
On Your Shelf: Ferio Tego
Earlier this year, Michael Herklots revealed his next move in the tobacco industry: He and Brendon Scott were going to launch their own premium...
Category Kings: The Rise of Boutique Cigars
Small batch, short run, store exclusives, limited editions—these are the many names applied to what the cigar industry often refers to as simply “boutique.”...
Know Thy Customer
Marketing a tobacco product today is difficult. Social media is not always a viable option for every tobacco brand due to restrictions. There are...
Consequences of Flavor Bans
Recent peer-reviewed studies show that banning flavored tobacco products or flavored vapor products has significant negative public health impacts that policymakers must consider when...
Hitting All the Right Notes: Tabacalera USA’s Rafael Nodal, Part 2
Part 2 of Tobacco Business' cover story on Rafael Nodal, head of product capability at Tabacalera USA. For part 1 of this story, click...
3 Super-Store Tips for Tobacconists
Sarah Santos, president of Cigars International, shares the following three tips that can help retail tobacconists grow their businesses:
Engage with customers. This is...
See You in Vegas
It’s that time of year again! From January 26-28, 2022, Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE22) will be making its return to Las Vegas for another...
