June 1998 Volume 25 Number 3 Trade show Preview: The 1998 RTDA Trade Show & Convention: The Opryland hotel in Nashville, Tennessee is the site for 1998's RTDA show: the industry's big event. Here's a sneak peek at the schedule of events and a listing of exhibitors. Marketing and Promotion: You're the Expert by Denise Rodgers Make sure your existing and potential customers know about your endless knowledge. Increase the value of your retail strength: Here are some tips. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's general news department. bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Belco Acquires SJI Wholesale Boston Bans Smoking in Restaurants Management Turmoil at Caribbean Cigar Minnesota reaches $6.1 billion settlement with Tobacco Companies Sara Lee to Sell Douwe Egberts - Will Close U.S. Tobacco Operations Cigar Sales Growth Slows, But for Majors Outlook Remains Positive Dominican Cigar Corp. to place humidors in Walgreens Dominican Cigar Producers Look to Europe for Growth Cigar Association Campaign Fights Back on Cigars Sales to Minors Tobacco Companies Seek to Circumvent Ad Bans Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers "STASTICAL EVIDENCE..." by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry A state-by-state round-up of legislative initiatives Equipment and Services for Effective Retailing Yesterday's News from the Lockwood's Press Vaults SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 1050, New York, NY 10036 USA. Copyright © 1998 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1998 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.