A new bill has been introduced in Congress that could change how cigars are sold. The new bill proposed by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) would modify the Jenkins act that would lead to the ban of all internet cigar sales. The bill which is entitled Youth Vaping Prevention Act of 2019 would modify the Jenkins Act which was last modified in 2009 when it became illegal to mail cigarettes across state lines. If H.R. 293 is […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced the acquisition of Thompson Cigar, a major online retailer based in Tampa, Florida. Thompson Cigar has been rumored to be on the market for some time and was founded in 1915 before being sold in 1960 to Robert Franzblau. Thompson’s is America’s oldest Mail Order Cigar Company and it is believed they have over 600,000 active customers nationwide and on average 167,800 people visit their website monthly. STG which […]
Are We Seeing the Beginning of the End of Buying Cigars On-Line? FedEx Corporation is an American global courier delivery service headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. In FedEx’s early days, Federal Express, (as it was called then) their owner and founder Fred Smith took the company’s last $5,000 to a Las Vegas blackjack table, after they were denied a business loan and won $27,000. In his first 26 months in business Smith racked up $29 million […]