Cigarette Bans to Hit Europe
By MATTHEW DALTON and MIKE ESTERL CONNECT BRUSSELS—Lawmakers at the European Parliament on Wednesday approved a ban on menthol and other flavored cigarettes as part of broad legislation that will...
View ArticleThe Business Matrix: Thursday 11 July 2013
Burberry’s sales boost due to men Dapper men snapping up Burberry’s smart tailoring and accessories helped the luxury brand report forecast-beating sales yesterday. Its chief executive, Angela...
View ArticleBan on tobacco displays hits sales at Booker's Makro
The cash-and-carry giant Booker outlined the huge impact the display ban on tobacco and black market cigarettes are having on its new...
View ArticleCounterfeit Tobacco Traders Sentenced (Darlington Borough Council)
(Source: Darlington Borough Council) [12/07/13] Following test purchases and raids by Darlington Trading Standards, HMRC, and Police three retailers who sold counterfeit cigarettes have been...
View Article‘Surrogate ads of tobacco companies a matter of concern’
CHENNAI: About 16.2 per cent population in Tamil Nadu use tobacco products and the surrogate ads used by tobacco companies is a matter for concern, says Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Association...
View ArticleJapanese Domestic Cigarette Sales Results for June 2013 (Preliminary Report)...
(Source: Japan Tobacco Inc) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tokyo, July 12, 2013 Japanese Domestic Cigarette Sales Results for June 2013 (Preliminary Report) Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) announced today...
View ArticleEarnings Preview: Philip Morris Int'l to report 2Q
AP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. — Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc., which sells Marlboro and other brands abroad, is expected to report higher profit and revenue when it releases its...
View ArticleLower smoking rates could result from new tobacco compacts
The Oklahoman Editorial • Gov. Mary Fallin's office is negotiating new tobacco compacts with many of Oklahoma's Indian tribes. The changes being proposed stand to not only put nontribal retailers on...
View ArticleCreation of alcohol, tobacco, firearms bureau pushed
Davao City Rep. Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles yesterday proposed the creation of an inter-agency law enforcement body similar to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of the...
View ArticleAlcohol, tobacco, firearm law enforcement body proposed
DAVAO CITY Representative Karlo Alexei Nograles proposed the creation of an inter-agency law enforcement body similar to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of the United...
View ArticleNZ profits slump for tobacco giant Philip Morris
Tobacco giant Philip Morris' net profit in New Zealand fell 30 per cent last year. Philip Morris (New Zealand), which sells Marlboro cigarettes, brought in revenue of $73.5 million in the year ending...
View ArticleMarket round-up: Housing market optimism helps Topps Tiles to shine
Retailer Topps Tiles was chosen as a top pick by Goldman Sachs’s analysts because, they said, an “increase in housing turnover” will mean people will spend more on tarting up their homes. They said...
View ArticleMassmart releases weaker than expected sales update
In this article JSE-listed companies: Massmart WALMART-owned Massmart on Tuesday released a weaker than expected update, saying sales grew 8.9% to R32.3bn in the 26 weeks to June 23. Comparable store...
View ArticleBusiness week in review
In profit ... After months of feverish speculation, one of the City's most respected female bosses finally snaffled a big new job on Monday. Former WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann, has taken on...
View ArticleAGM & Q1 Interim Management Statement (Booker Group plc)
(Source: Booker Group plc) For Immediate Release 10 July 2013 Booker Group plc ('Booker Group') Annual General Meeting and Quarter One Interim Management Statement For the 12 weeks to 21 June 2013...
View ArticleBooker finding the display ban on tobacco is a choker
Like-for-like sales of tobacco at Makro crashed 20.8% in the three months to the end of June compared with a year...
View ArticleShock reverse as Microsoft and Google fail to hit sales targets
Financial reports from the second quarter have shown that tech giants Google and Microsoft have both failed to hit projected targets. Google reported $14.11bn in revenue and a net income of $3.23...
View ArticleEarnings Preview: Altria Group Inc.
AP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. — Altria Group Inc., parent of the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, should give investors a sense of whether its top-selling Marlboro brand can keep its...
View ArticleMarlboro sales, market share eyed as cigarette maker Altria Group reports 2Q...
RICHMOND, Va. — Altria Group Inc., parent of the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, should give investors a sense of whether its top-selling Marlboro brand can keep its command of the...
View ArticleDerek Pain: Stick with Booker success story despite the Makro setback
Is trading at Booker, the cash-and-carry chain that is the star of the no-pain, no-gain portfolio, slowing down? Chief executive Charles Wilson has warned that the acquisition of rival business, Makro,...
View ArticleTOBACCO ADDICTION: A healthy move by petrol stations
I WAS happy to read the Petroleum Dealers' Association of Malaysia's intention to initiate the move not to display cigarettes at 3,500 petrol stations nationwide. Kudos to its president, Datuk Hashim...
View ArticleShisha ban should cover all Malaysians
ALL ENCOMPASSING: The edict creates a double standard in safeguarding the health of people THERE is no doubt that the fatwa to ban the use of shisha is timely and welcomed. Shisha is no longer a...
View ArticleSupreme Court asks Centre to enforce tobacco advertisement rules at shops
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today paved the way for the Centre to enforce rules on advertisement of tobacco products at their sale outlets that prohibits display of ads larger than 60 cm by 45 cm at...
View ArticleSC raps Centre over tobacco ad
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the government for being hand in glove with the tobacco industry and not making any efforts to enforce guidelines to limit the effect of advertisements...
View ArticleSC asks Centre to enforce tobacco advertisement rules
The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the Centre to enforce rules on advertisement of tobacco products at their sale outlets that prohibits display of ads larger than 60 cm by 45 cm at shops....
View ArticleSupreme Court Restricts Tobacco Advertising
The Supreme Court of India has overturned a lower court’s suspension of a law regulating the promotion of tobacco products and criticized the central government for doing nothing to get the interim...
View ArticleNew report demonstrates the extent of tobacco smuggling in Ireland
The public needs to be made aware that illegal tobacco smuggling is not a victimless crime, according to a prominent Government TD. Damien English, the chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...
View ArticleEarnings Preview: Reynolds American 2Q
RICHMOND, Va. Reynolds American Inc., the second-biggest U.S. cigarette company, should give investors some insight into its premium Camel brand and its lower-priced Pall Mall brand when it releases...
View ArticleSales of Camel, Pall Mall key as tobacco company Reynolds American reports...
RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., the second-biggest U.S. cigarette company, should give investors some insight into its premium Camel brand and its lower-priced Pall Mall brand when it releases...
View ArticleEarnings: Apple’s profit falls 22%, revenue flat
Connect With Us The Bottom Line How long until you're debt free? A poll by CreditCards.com finds that Americans predict debt freedom will be at age 53. The survey found that 10 perce... Local Stories...
View ArticleCigarette sales burnt 30% by Govt’s controversial smoking ban
GOVERNMENT'S smoking ban has hit cigarette manufacturer Carreras hard, with sales falling by nearly 30 per cent since the new regulations became effective last Monday. Carreras Managing Director...
View ArticleAmerican business warns Taoiseach over tobacco proposals
Some of America’s largest business organisations have urged the Taoiseach to rethink plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products. Such a move, which was agreed by the cabinet in May, would...
View ArticleReynolds American 2Q profit up 4%
Story Highlights Reynolds profits rose 4% due to higher prices and lower expenses from a longstanding legal settlementThe US's second-largest tobacco company earned $461 million up from $443 million...
View ArticleMassmart - Slow economy hits sales
Sales growth slowed during the first half of the year amid a downturn in consumer spending, Massmart Holdings, South Africa’s biggest food and goods wholesaler, said yesterday....
View ArticleBruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike official threatened for enforcing tobacco...
BANGALORE: The Bruhat Bangalore MahanagaraPalike (BBMP), the nodal agency for implementing the ban on consumption of tobacco products in public spaces in the city, is struggling to enforce it on its...
View ArticleEarnings: Mobile ads boost Facebook
Connect With Us The Bottom Line It was a little less busy at local airports in June. The number of passengers flying in and out of Port Columbus was down 3.9 percent in June, compare... Local Stories...
View ArticleSC bans surrogate ads for tobacco products
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday banned surrogate advertisement of tobacco products by lifting a seven-year-old interim order of the Bombay high court. According to an agency report, the court...
View ArticleVapor trail may lead to big sales for e-cig shops
Abigail Saxton Fisher | Dispatch Tim Dennis mixes a solution for “juice,” the flavored liquid used in electronic cigarettes, at Buckeye Vapors in Grove City. The electronic cigarette bar sells several...
View ArticleLess-than-stellar sales drain SABMiller stock
Ann Crotty Lower-than-expected sales in the first three months of the 2014 financial year sent SABMiller’s share price down 3.2 percent in early trade yesterday. The stock was considerably weaker than...
View ArticleCar sales rev up to a roar - SA statistics
--> The results that Statistics SA released yesterday indicated that the sector's total sales income between the period March and May increased by 9.7% to R129-billion compared to last year's...
View ArticleMattel sales: American Girl jumps, Barbie slumps
Story Highlights Biggest sales increase comes from popular Monster High toysRevenue edged up to $1.17 billion vs. $1.16 billion in same quarter a year agoToys are discretionary purchase, considered a...
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