June/July 2002 Personalities: A True Cigar Man: Remembering Milton Berle By Richard Carleton Hacker On March 27th, the world of entertainment and the world of cigars lost one of their most prominent icons, a comedic genius named Milton Berle. For those of us who knew him, Milton's passing, at age 93, symbolized the end of an era - an era where a cigar was as much a part of an act as the celebrity himself. Trade Show Report: ITE 2002: A True Buying Show Staff Report As the International Tobacco Expo continues to grow, a wide range of retailers jam the aisles looking for new merchandise and show specials. Retail Design: Evolution of an Independent Tobacconist By Don Mayslak When a Chicago tobacco institution known for decades of consistency faced a sudden need to relocate, the owner made the most of it with an entirely new direction - a professionally planned and designed tobacco store. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Felipe Gregorio, Pöschl Tabak Sign Joint Venture Philip Morris "Retail Leaders" Suit Dismissed American Western Acquires Brands from National Cigar Agio Appoints Importers / Distributors for Balmoral Music City Marketing Wins Flavored Cigar Suit General Cigar Rolls Out New Website, New Features La Tradicion Cubana Adds Free Web Phone Access CigarFamily Auction Aids NYC Terror Victims Cusano Cigars Creates "Sell-Through" Retailer Program Cigarmaker "Don Douglas" Retires Vector Group Creates New Sales Company, Liggett Vector Brands Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers Tobacco: The Big Tax Target 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.