The Lone Wolf Cigar Lounge and David Weiss: Rebranded
The mantra from the man who founded/rebranded the Lone Wolf Cigar Company in 2000 is that there’s a lone wolf in everyone. “Regardless of...
Brooklyn Gets Its Own Davidoff of Geneva Since 1911
For New York, there's a new Davidoff of Geneva Since 1911 in town–this time though, the iconic tobacconist is heading to Brooklyn. Davidoff of...
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 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,...
Toronto’s Cigar Company & Gentlemen’s Barbershop
For Orion Armstrong, founder and CEO of Cigar Company & Gentlemen’s Barbershop, cigar smoking isn’t a hobby or occasional pastime—it’s a lifestyle. That’s why...
The Other Side
It’s not easy working in retail, especially when your main product category is tobacco. From the constantly changing local ordinances to anti-tobacco legislation coming...
Tobacco Grove: All About Cigars
Rick Baker, president of Tobacco Grove, makes no excuses for his store’s niche focus. “We specialize in premium cigars, traditional pipe tobacco and cigar...
Thompson Cigar Acquired by Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has revealed that it will acquire Thompson and Co. of Tampa, Inc., also known as Thompson Cigar, for a purchase...
The Friendly Face of Tobacco
In the turbulent tobacco skies, it's nice to fly with a friendly face–an even better if that face belongs to a calm and competent...
6 Tips for Making Your Tobacco Store More Female Friendly
Many companies and tobacco brands report that their customer breakdown by gender hovering around 80/20, with males being the predominate sex. This figure does...














