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....
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...
Looming State Budget Deficits Require Retailers to Act
With governors across the country issuing stay-at-home orders and requiring the partial or complete shutdown of businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state...
The Long and Winding Road Toward Substantial Equivalence
The following article was written before the Aug. 19, 2020 court ruling delaying the Deeming Rule and Substantial Equivalence process as it applies to...
The Advantage of a Disadvantage: Mike Edwards and Airreys Cigars
Mike Edwards is a professional athlete and serious entrepreneur. Born in Manchester, England, and raised in Florida, Edwards launched his own lifestyle brand centered...
Unto the Next Generation: The Perdomo Family, Part 2
Nick Perdomo Jr. and Nicholas Perdomo III reflect on past generations of their family and its business and history in tobacco. For part 1...
Gaining Inventory Control
Inventory management is an important part of any tobacco retailer’s business. Understanding which products are selling and which ones are not all ties into...
The Online Tobacconist
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Scott Bendett was a tobacconist who set his sights on the “new frontier” of retail: e-commerce. In 1999,...
Davidoff in America: A Conversation with Jim Young
Despite the impression you may get from reading tobacco industry publications and websites, not only is the premium tobacco industry still very much thriving...
Think Big, Act Small, Fail Fast, Teach
NFTs, networking, strategic partnerships—these are all buzzwords you’re likely to encounter on any given day while scrolling through social media. They are also the...
