Even though he anticipates this being a long-term event, saying “this is not going away anytime soon,” O’Hara takes some solace in the fact that his customer base is generally in good shape when compared to the economic crisis of 12 years ago. “This is not 2008. Companies an...
By March 1998, many stocks of cigar companies were nearing 52-week lows, and shares of the four largest public enterprises--Swisher International, General Cigar Holdings, Consolidated Cigar Holdings, and 800-JR Cigar--had dropped 20 to 46 percent since October 1997. There was a proposed multib...
Key companies profiled Arnold Andre GmbH and Co. KG, C. Fuente Holdings Inc., DANNEMANN EL NOBLE CIGARRO GmbH, Firmin cigars, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd., Gurkha Cigar Group, Imperial Brands Plc, ITC Ltd., J. Cortes Cigars NV, Japan Tobacco Inc., North Carolina Tobacco Manufacturing LLC,...
4. Carolina Panthers Maybe owner David Tepper is trying to recoup the $300,000 he was fined during the season for throwing a drink at a Jaguars fan in Jacksonville who was giving him guff. He had the audacity to raise ticket prices following an abysmal 2-15 season. Since Tepper bought ...
The following are the companies as being reported as having Trade Show Exclusive offerings. (*) indicates not officially confirmed or announced CompanyCigarTypeMedia Ace PrimeMaria LucaNew LinePress Release Aganorsa LeafAganorsa Leaf Aniversario MaduroLine ExtensionsPCA Announcement ...
My friends over atGroovy Guy Giftshave, once again, increased theirselection of cigar related offerings. I always applaud mainstream companies that include cigar items in their product mix. Tommy Bahama does it, and Groovy Guy Gifts does it too. I have a few items from them that they’ve ...
If I say loud I mean it, it was loud in the convention center. The other side: Ukuleles are popular. They are blowing up. I heard from several companies that their ukuleles sales are 75% of their sales in the last few months, so with that people want to jump into it also. I ...
did back in the Bulls days. They took what I did on the basketball court and attached a marketing value to it, and connected me to companies that had the same values that I had from the basketball standpoint. Coca-Cola, Gatorade, Hanes, Sara Lee. Those type of things. They built a ...
AFC NORTH Winner:Pittsburgh Steelers The season-long drama between Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger was divisive and the Steelers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Big Ben (5,129 yards, 34 TDs) found another 1,000-yard weapon in JuJu Smith-Schuster, while James Conner ...
bad news for cigarette profits, but tobacco companies are making more money than ever. They claim they no longer market traditional cigarettes, but behind-the scenes tactics suggest otherwise. Leah Green explains how the most successful business enterprise in history has weathered its fall from ...