February, 2001 Cuba Update: HABANOS 2001 By Jonathan Bell The union of Cuba's Habanos S.A. with European giant Altadis S.A. has been marked by a new management style and structure and an infusion of money into the Cuban tobacco industry. Retail Profile: A Bostonian Boutique by Christopher Garner Boston's Gloucester Street Cigar Co. captures perfectly the city's passion for style and sophistication with its personal, small-town feel. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. No Jury Trial for Cohiba Trademark Claim, Says Judge Trade Act Halts Specialty Cigarette Imports Altadis USA Agrees to Marketing Practices Stipulation in General Suit FTC Dooms Swedish Match Bid to Buy National Tobacco Company American Western Cigar Now in Control of House of Windsor, Red Lion Villazon Closes Tampa Cigar Plant BAT Plans Theme Store Chain in Europe A New Leaf for UST's Smokeless Unit Colibri Prevails in Patent Infringement Claim Against Spec Enterprise Swedish Match to Purchase B.A.T.'s South African Pipe Tobacco Business Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers Tobacco Wars Crush Little Guys by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Products 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 © 1999-2001 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.