IPCPR Announces New State Affairs Director
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced staff changes as its search for a new CEO to replace Mark Pursell...
Laudisi Enterprises, Inc. Reveals Expansion Plans
Laudisi Enterprises, Inc.–the parent company of SmokingPipes.com, Cornell & Diehl, Inc., Low Country Pipe and Cigar and Laudisi Distribution–is set to expand and hire...
Texas Cigar Businesses Sue FDA Over Warning Label Regulations
Three Texas-based cigar businesses have filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This new lawsuit specifically targets the FDA’s...
Perique: A Resurrection Story
The spring of 2005 seemed to be the end of St. James Perique for pipe tobacco blends. The owners of L.A. Poche in St....
Republic Tobacco: Devoted to Quality and Value
Surprisingly, Republic Tobacco, wholesaler and distributor of top brands in the RYO/MYO category, started out as a small retail store located on the north...
Casa de Montecristo Acquires Tampa Humidor
Casa de Montecristo will be expanding its retail presence with the recent acquisition of Florida-based Tampa Humidor. The upscale cigar lounge located in Tampa...
Gurkha to Build Its Own Cigar Factory
Gurkha Cigars has ended its acquisition of American Caribbean Cigars and has announced that the company will build its own 100,000 square foot cigar...
TOTAL Website Aims to Help Tobacco Retailers Respond to Ordinances
Are you a retailer who feels overwhelmed by local tobacco ordinances? There’s a new website that can help.
Tobacco Ordinances – Take Another Look (TOTAL)...
Richard Payton Becomes First Certified Cigar Sommelier Tobacconist
Blend Bar with Davidoff Cigars’ Richard Payton has become the first person to earn the Certified Cigar Sommelier Tobacconist designation from Tobacconist University. Payton...
The Way of the Disruptors
For Drew Estate, the past year has been everything but business as usual: 2017 saw the return of Jonathan Drew as Drew Estate’s president,...
