Lighting Up Profits: A Look at Lighters
A 2017 government study estimated that about one in five adults in the U.S. use tobacco products on a regular basis. That’s a lot...
Leaping into Nicotine Salt
In a category characterized by constant innovation, it can be hard to keep up with the latest “next big thing.” After all, plenty of...
Bo is Back
Designed to be smaller and easier to use than the “box-style” designs currently on the market, Bo Vaping’s closed-system device seemed like the perfect...
The Plain Truth: The Ineffectiveness of Plain Tobacco Packaging
Imagine walking into a humidor that has dozens of different companies represented with hundreds of SKUs, but every cigar and tobacco product on the...
Demand and Supply: Trade Marketing Insights from General Cigar’s Chris Tarr
Trade marketing is the backbone of the tobacco industry. For those unfamiliar with the phrase, the main goal of manufacturers in trade marketing is...
Back to School: A Look at Tobacconist University
What’s the key to retail success? It’s a question that many tobacconists ask when searching for the products, technology and business plans that will...
Banning Flavored Tobacco Products is Not the Answer
Proponents of bans on tobacco flavors suggest that the existence of flavored tobacco products causes teenagers or young adults to initiate or continue tobacco...
The SAFE Kids Act Misses the Mark on Tobacco Control
As we head into fall and the colors of the leaves begin to change, things have been somewhat hectic for members of the industry....
An Interview with Altadis U.S.A. President Rob Norris, Part 1
When he was 25 years old, Rob Norris was at a crossroads in his young career. After graduating from the Liverpool John Moores University...
Driving Curiosity: Royal Agio Cigars’ Boris Wintermans, Part 2
For part 1 of "Driving Curiosity," an exclusive interview with Royal Agio Cigars' CEO Boris Wintermans, click here.
Discovering New Taste Horizons
Since its launch three...
