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Recent articles from Tobacco Retailer

Cause and effect.(EDITOR'S NOTE)
August 1, 2005... WHEN A STATE ANNOUNCES that it is looking into the possibility of raising the excise tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products that are sold within its borders, it usually produces a list of altruistic reasons for the increase. Some of the more popular are that the money will be spent on...

Survey: retailers must differentiate.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
August 1, 2005... RETAILERS WILL LOSE shopper loyalty unless they differentiate themselves in the eyes of consumers, according to a new IBM Survey of American Shoppers. Those surveyed say lack of distinction in services, products and store atmosphere, as well as unhelpful employees, all top the reasons why...

Vermont enacts fire-safe cigarette law.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... On June 17, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas signed into law legislation requiring all cigarettes sold in the state to be "fire-safe," meaning self-extinguishing, as of May 1, 2006. The Rutland (Vt.) Herald reported that nearly 40 state residents were killed from cigarette-related fires in the...

Fewer Canadian teens purchasing cigarettes.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... For the first time since Health Canada began tracking retailer compliancy levels for illegal cigarette sales to teens, Canadian retailers have exceeded the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy's 10-year target objective of 80 percent compliance or greater. The study, conducted by Health...

Parsons elected to UST board of directors.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Andrew J. Parsons)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... On June 23, Andrew J. Parsons was elected to the UST Inc., Greenwich, Conn., board of directors. Parsons is director emeritus at McKinsey & Company, where he retired as a director and senior partner in 2000 and served on its advisory board from 2001 to 2004. During his 25-year career at...