Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016
As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…
Five Reasons Why Cigar Companies Will Acquire More Retailers
Following the news that Imperial Brands, plc—the same company that owns Altadis U.S.A., JR Cigar and the Casa de Montecristo retail chain—purchased Serious Cigars, a…
InterTabac 2016
Last year, the American media came to InterTabac. This year, the American brands came to Dortmund. InterTabac is the European tobacco trade show. It’s not…
Price Increases in the World of FDA Regulation
Cigar prices are going up. Over the last few days, we’ve published stories about what user fees will look like in 2017; another about one…
Five Things: What the Aug. 8, 2016 FDA Date Means
Today, almost every cigar purchased in the U.S. will be sold in a manner much like they were sold on Sunday. And yet, today is…
IPCPR 2016: Is There Any Way This Bubble Doesn’t Burst?
Since the early part of 2016 I’ve had a theory about this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, one that was developed without any concerns…
Ten Questions for 2016
What a year it’s been. But enough reminiscing on that. It’s time for 2016 and before you move all of your 2014-purchased cigars into the…
InterTabac 2015
Another year, another InterTabac. No, it’s not that depressing. I actually have come to love InterTabac, the European trade show that covers much more than…
Livin’ a Treme Life: IPCPR 2015 Recap
It’s a Kermit Ruffins theme. Our goal this year was not only to give you more coverage of the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show than…
IPCPR 2015: Dear Readers
For the most part, I believe our coverage of this year’s IPCPR Convention & Trade Show speaks for itself, on paper. There was more live…
