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By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Thanks to new flavors and price promotions, cigar sales at convenience stores remain as strong as ever. The cigar category at U.S. convenience stores totaled $2.38 billion for the 52 weeks ended April 21, 2013, up 3.73%, according to SymphonyIRI Convenience All Scan data. Unit sales, meanwhile totaled 1.46%, down […]

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Today, April 11, 2013, marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the premium cigar petition on the White House’s “We The People” platform; which asks the Obama Administration to “call off” the FDA from regulating premium cigars. With overwhelming speed, more than 37,300 Americans signed the petition; achieving the minimum 25,000 signature threshold in

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CRA is asking its members and cigar enthusiasts across America to sign the White House petition; through the Administration’s “We The People” website. Although we have reached our goal of a minimum 25,000 signatures, it’s important to keep going — increasing visibility to our cause. Let’s send a message during this election year that cigar

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