Cappelli Brothers Cigar Company
If you’re a cigar smoker today, you know that the opportunities to smoke—in situations where you would normally socialize with friends—are few and far...
The Davidoff Experience
The increasingly harsh government regulations have challenged how every tobacco company in the U.S. marketplace conducts business, including Davidoff. Davidoff’s portfolio of products is...
In The Field: Shawna Williams of Drew Estate
Shawna Williams, Drew Estate’s western regional sales manager, has been working with Drew Estate since January 2016. During her first year with the company,...
All Politics is Local
“All politics is local” is the title of the opening chapter in former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O’Neill’s biography. It...
Casa de Montecristo: Creating a Cigar Retail Presence
Retail is inherently risky, so why is a successful cigar brand looking to do a whole lot more of it? “Ultimately, we want to...
Local Tobacco Ordinances
Over the past several years, anti-tobacco advocates have focused more of their attention and resources on proposing and lobbying for the adoption of local...
Evolve & Go
“Evolve or die,” they say. With fresh family blood in its veins since the early 2000s, a Tobacco Business Top 50 tobacco outlet chain...
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...
In Memoriam: Avo Uvezian, 1926-2017
Avo Uvezian, jazz pianist and cigar manufacturer, has died. He was 91 years old. Uvezian launched his own cigar brand, Avo Cigars, which is...
6 Steps to a Hip Cigar Lounge
Operating a top tobacco outlet business does not necessarily go hand-in-hand with running a cool cigar lounge. Part of the trick is knowing where...
