An Interview with Michael Cellucci, President of Quality Importers, Part 1
In the past two years, Quality Importers Trading Company has evolved and grown exponentially. Since its early days, the company has aimed to serve...
The Power of Branded Cigar Lounges
What’s a cigar without a serene place to smoke it? An entity that calls out to cigar smokers, sometimes just by its name. Hence,...
For the People: An Interview with Swisher International’s John Miller, Part 1
They’re everywhere. In every state, in grocery stores, in convenience stores and beyond. Swisher International is one of America’s oldest and most successful tobacco...
A Trade Approach: Marketing Tips from Altadis U.S.A.’s Oliver Hyams
Romeo y Julieta, Montecristo, H. Upmann and Henry Clay—these are all well-known premium cigar brands within the Altadis U.S.A. portfolio. Though these brands have...
Back to the Future: Drew Estate CEO Glenn Wolfson, Part 1
Since its inception in New York City in the mid-1990s, Drew Estate has always been a company that strives for innovation. Beginning with the...
Super Cut: Red Horse Knife Works’ Condor Cigar Cutter
Edward Kim is a lifelong martial artist and a former MMA trainer and competitor. He spent 10 years as a security consultant and tactical...
JM Tobacco: 20 Years and Going Strong
Last year, JM Tobacco marked its 20th birthday with the reintroduction of the company’s very first cigar: Española, first launched in 1996. In addition...
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...
Tobacco Business Awards 2018 Winners Revealed
Over a hundred of the tobacco industry’s leading retailers and manufacturers gathered together in Las Vegas, NV, for the first ever Tobacco Business Awards....
A Crafted Business Plan: RoMa Craft Tobac
RoMa Craft Tobac may be small, but don’t call it boutique. To the company’s co-founder, Skip Martin, the term “boutique” refers to a product...
