June 2003 Retail Issues: Retailers vs. E-tailers by Joseph Finora There are lots of questions, but few answers, for "brick & mortar" retailers assessing the threat of online tobacco sales. Tobacco Associations: Tapping the Lobbying Power of Tobacco Consumers by Thomas A. Briant A new weapon in the war against tobacco taxes debuts at NATO Expo. Import Report: Cigar Imports Nudge Upward by E. Edward Hoyt III, Editor The industry saw a modest rise in premium cigar imports in 2002, while key supplier nations jockeyed for U.S. market share. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Altadis USA Wins Counterfeit Convictions Major Restructuring at Imperial Tobacco Expanded, Friendlier Toraņo Web Site Florida to Enact Smoking Ban on July 1 Bits & Pieces CAO Cigars Featured at Russian Events Study Shows NYC Tobacco Tax Hike Hurts Business People Moves... Corporate Briefs... Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers Five Years Later and Still Adjusting - by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Merchandise and News from the Pipe World Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 USA. Copyright © 1998 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1999-2003 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.