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Press Release: Punch Kicks Off Tailgaiting Season with Six Pack and Sweeps

October 5, 2012 — Punch Cigars® is inviting cigar lovers to kick off football season with the brand’s first-ever tailgating pack and sweepstakes. Debuting this month at cigar shops across the country, the limited edition six-pack comes with a great starting lineup of top-sellers from one of the best brands to hail from Honduras. Created with the [...]

Press Release: Tuscaloosa City Council Seeks to Ban Private Businesses

October 4, 2012 (Tuscaloosa, AL) — The Tuscaloosa City Council will soon be discussing a moratorium to ban some businesses from opening and operating within city limits, including tobacco shops. The ban was introduced by Tuscaloosa City Councilman Kip Tyner after he learned of a tattoo parlor’s intentions to re-open after recovering from tornado damage. [...]

Press Release: J.C. Newman Announces Holiday Gift Items

October 4, 2012 (Tampa, FL) — This holiday season is all about affordable luxury. We have developed several new products geared at providing you the most “bang for your buck” without compromising taste, quality and construction. Take a look at some of the new items scheduled to hit shelves just in time for the 2012 [...]

Press Release: Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe: An Exclusive Product for La Casa del Habano

October 2, 2012 — Habanos, S.A. is pleased to present the new Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure de Luxe, an exclusive release aimed at La Casa del Habano franchise stores with more than 140 stores all around the world. Hoyo de Monterrey is one of the most historic Habanos brands. Hoyo de Monterrey owes its origin [...]

Press Release: The Dominican Republic Held Consultations With Australia Regarding Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products

October 1, 2012 (Geneva, Switzerland) — The Dominican Republic has held consultations with Australia in its dispute regarding Australia’s measures mandating the plain packaging of tobacco products. The Dominican Republic remains concerned that Australia’s measures are not consistent with its WTO obligations regarding intellectual property rights and trade in goods, and it will now carefully [...]

Press Release: OMAS Introduces Stationery Items Devoted to Cohiba

September 30, 2012 (Havana, Cuba) — OMAS and HABANOS S.A. very recently presented the Limited Edition Stationery Item Collection dedicated to Cohiba as part of a brand diversification strategy. This Edicion Limitada collection, part of the OMAS series entitled “Edición Limitada Mejor Aroma Internacional”, has been designed in collaboration with Habanos S.A. and reflects OMAS’s [...]

Press Release: Missouri Seeks to Dramatically Hike Tobacco Tax, IPCPR Opposes

September 27, 2012 (Jefferson, MO) – Proposition B, a proposed 150% tax increase on cigars and pipe tobacco, in addition to a 760% tax increase on cigarettes, is causing quite a stir in Missouri. Politicians claim the tax hike will help fund education and health care, while small business owners are criticizing the open attack on [...]

Press Release: Premium Tobacconists Oppose Omaha City Council Tax Plan

September 25, 2012 (Omaha, NE) — A recently proposed occupation tax in Omaha, Nebraska threatens to levy a 7% tax on sales of all tobacco products. The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) strongly opposes this “specialty tax” as it will be detrimental to area premium cigar and pipe retailers. The tax is designed to raise funds for a University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) expansion. UNMC has $1.2 billion dollars available, [...]

Press Release: Global Premium Cigars and Emilio Cigars Enter Distribution Agreement

September 24, 2012 — Enrique Sanchez Icaza, owner of Global Premium Cigars, makers of 1502 Cigars manufactured in Esteli, Nicaragua, and Gary Griffith, owner of Emilio Cigars, announced today that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Under this arrangement Emilio Cigars sales staff will bring the 1502 cigars to market, while Sanchez Icaza will [...]

Press Release: New Shape for Gurkha Cellar Reserve Churchill

September 21, 2012 (Miami, FL) — The Gurkha Cigar Group are proud to announce a new 7 x 54 Prisoner Churchill salomon shape in its flagship Cellar Reserve brand. This cigar will replace the current 7 x 54 Churchill in the Cellar Reserve range. This decision was made due to the vast popularity and demand [...]