June, 2004 Government Affairs: If Cigars Were King by Luc Martial While cigarette consumption continues a slow but long-standing decline, cigars in North America are experiencing gains. If anti-tobacco groups see this red flag as the next battleground, is the industry prepared to launch an effective response? Cigarette Focus: Third Millennium Tobacco By Joseph Finora Building brand value with the next wave of product. Trade Show Preview: RTDA Trade Show 2004: Back to Vegas Staff Report The industry gears up for the RTDA's 72nd Annual Convention & International Trade Show, July 25 - 29, 2004 at the Sands Expo Center. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Fire Destroys Giant Curing Barn at Tabacalera Estelí Recall Looms over General Cigar's Cohiba Brand Hi-Tech, Free-Form Look for Alec Bradley B&W's Hip-Hop Kool Campaign, Flavored Cigs, Draw Fire Altadis U.S.A.'s Extra-Net Site Benefits Retailers Cigar Sales Jump at Swedish Match Altadis Sees Strong Cigar Performance Quarterly Net Sales up 3.8% at UST Cigar Retailer Bill Rancic: Wins "The Apprentice" Nat Sherman Dedicates New Smoking Lounge Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers FDA Regulation of Tobacco: It may be closer than ever... - 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 © 1999-2004 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.