Big Box Energy: Adapting Subscription Boxes for Cigars, Part 2
Part 2 of Tobacco Business' story examining the growing subscription model retail category as it applies to the cigar industry. Panelists include ave Imber,...
Avoiding the Strange Death of the Cigar Industry
In his 2017 book “The Strange Death of Europe,” political commentator Douglas Murray argues that Europe is, in slow but certain fashion, committing suicide....
How to Tell Your Brand’s Story
Having trouble defining or telling your brand’s story? George James, founder and owner of Vorieo Cigars, offers the following tips to help you define...
The Cigar Industry vs. the FDA
The cigar industry has been challenging onerous regulation in court and through congressional lobbying, but to what effect? Tobacco Business spoke with Henry Roemer...
The Engagement Game
Ian Blanken was hired as Oliva Cigar Co.’s marketing director during the company’s acquisition by J. Cortes. Before his hiring, he lived in Australia...
The Power of Disconnecting
Want to be a better entrepreneur? Then you need to disconnect. It may sound strange–especially coming from a publication like Tobacco Business where hustle...
Villiger’s Visionary Leadership, Part 1
In 2020, Villiger Sohne AG is marking its 132nd year in operation. Based in Pfeffikon, Switzerland, where Jean Villiger established the company in 1888,...
Improving Sales
As the world becomes more digital, credit cards are becoming the leading form of payment for many retailers, tobacconists included. There are three types...
Classically English: Ian Walker’s Northern Briars
Ian Walker, owner of the English pipemaking company Northern Briars, is celebrating a big anniversary this year—the 60th year of his company’s birth in...
IPCPR 2019: 20 Buzzworthy New Releases
Every year during the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) trade show and convention, manufacturers supply the industry with new releases that...
