A Sales Crash Course
For Juan Lopez, sales is second nature. Lopez spent 14 years working as a sales representative before taking on a management role within Gurkha...
Relationship Building: A Key Task for Tobacco Retailers
With the continued pressure of local ordinances and state legislative bills that seek to restrict or prohibit the sale of legal tobacco products, raise...
Glory Days: A Look at La Gloria Cubana and El Credito Cigar Company
It was in 1968 when El Credito Cigar Company originally opened its doors in Miami, Florida’s, Little Havana neighborhood. The company launched with just...
All Eyes On Cannabis: The Budding Opportunity
Marijuana is top of mind. With tobacco businesses increasingly under pressure, is the Almighty Bud an answer to profit prayers? Is it just about...
Operation: New Customers
It is now 2022, and we are all hoping for a great year—a year that isn’t as COVID-driven as the last couple of years...
Marijuana Goes Mainstream
He classifies himself as a "middle-of-the-road doper" who never saw marijuana as being taboo. And now that it's less taboo, he is a marijuana...
Vapor Views
Convenience is key for vaping fans, according to a recent survey in which 95
percent of vapers rated convenience as important when using a vaping...
Agent of Change: Davidoff’s Dylan Austin, Part 1
If the past year has taught all professionals and businesses one lesson, it’s that things can change very quickly. Change and transitions in life...
East Carolina RYO: Committed to Quality
It isn’t easy being a small tobacco company in an industry dominated by giants—so when you see a relatively small company operating out of...
TPE21: Your Questions Answered
It’s the question that’s been on everyone’s mind–is Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) really happening? In short, yes, TPE21 is set to takeover Las Vegas...
