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COVER STORY
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DAVIDOFF IN
AMERICA:
ONWARD
& UPWARD
JimYoung, president of
Davidoff North Ameri-
ca, provides insight to
what lies ahead for one
of the world’s leading
premium cigar brands.
FEATURES
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TB
’S TOP 50:
GOOD NEWS, BAD
NEWS, GROWTH
VIEWS
Conversations with
some of the country’s
50 largest tobacco outlet
retailers prove that they
are a resilient bunch,
motivated for growth.
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SMOKE ’N GO:
EVOLVE AND GO
When Richard Hoyt
began managing his
father’s tobacco outlet
business, he chose
to play the evolution
card. Now, he’s consid-
ering shuffling a new,
ancillary deck.
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TOBACCO
PLUS EXPO 2017
TPE 2017 wowed
the
industry with informa-
tive seminars, exciting
speakers, a bustling
trade show floor and
lots of new features.
OTP/PIPES/RYO
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EAST CAROLINA
RYO: COMMITTED TO
QUALITY
Drawing on
extensive experience in
tobacco growing, blend-
ing and cutting, this local
producer has forged a
national presence.
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CASA DE MONTE-
CRISTO: CREATING A
CIGAR RETAIL PRES-
ENCE
With the opening
of three new “ground-
up” shops, this
premium cigar brand
is firmly committed to
expanding its brick-and-
mortar footprint.
PREMIUM
CIGARS
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THE DAVIDOFF
EXPERIENCE
The premium cigar com-
pany looks beyond prod-
ucts and into new retail
spaces and experiences
to grow its brand.
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CIGAR SENSE:
12 STEPS TO A HIP
CIGAR LOUNGE
This Arizona tobacco
outlet retailer also hap-
pens to have a knack
for running a modern
cigar lounge.
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HOW TO LAUNCH
A SUCCESSFUL
HUMIDOR PROGRAM
Interested in
bringing
premium cigars into
your store? Here’s how
to get started.
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O BROTHERS,
WHERE ART THOU?
Siblings in
Philadelphia
found success with a
BYOB cigar lounge.
ACCESSORIES
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BOVEDA: IN
CONTROL
After two decades,
Boveda’s two-way hu-
midity control products
are coming into their
own in the tobacco and
cannabis industries.
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PK
›
FORWARD:
HELPING RETAILERS
LEVERAGE ALTERNA-
TIVE ACCESSORIES
Phillips & King Inter-
national’s new buying
guide offers progres-
sive retail stores one-
stop-shop access to
cannabis and vaping
accessories.
VAPOR
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THE FUTURE
OF TOBACCO
& VAPOR RETAIL
Will deeming regula-
tions be the death of
the $1.4 billion vapor
channel—and if so,
what will that mean for
the retail landscape?
TB talked to industry
experts to find out.
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ELECTRIC
ALLEY: SISTER
VAPOR CHECKUP
Since the deeming reg-
ulations were finalized,
you don’t see tobacco
outlets rushing to start
up sister vape shops,
but there are those that
are keeping existing
concepts going—with
fingers crossed.
DEPARTMENTS
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PUBLISHER’S
LETTER
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IN THE FIELD:
NEW BEGINNINGS
FOR DREW ESTATE
An interview with
Shawna Williams,
Western Regional
Sales Manager at
Drew Estate
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NATO NEWS
Local Tobacco
Ordinances
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CRA CORNER
All Politics is Local
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VAPOR VOICE
New Beginnings
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SOUND ADVICE
:
QUALITY IMPORTERS’
MICHAEL GIORDANO
Insights on
Entrepreneurship
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