Arango Cigar Co., Carolina Tobacco, Dom Rey Cigar, Inc./Cusano Cigars, Drew Estate, Harold Levinson Associates, House of Oxford, King Maker Marketing, Renegade Tobacco/House of Windsor, Smoker Friendly International, [image-nocss] U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers and Zippo Lighter Co. have already formally committed to exhibit at the show.
And Altadis USA, Swisher International, Swedish Match, Republic Tobacco and National Tobacco Co. had previously formally committed to exhibit at the show.
(Click here for previous CSP Daily News coverage of NATO's show.)
John Dan Gielen, chairman of Tobacco Plus Discount Outlet stores, based in Crowley, La., and a director on the NATO board, summed up the trade show response by saying, "The retailers in the tobacco business know that NATO is our there fighting for them everyday, and this industry is happy to support the association's trade show because everyone knows it will generate more resources for NATO to fight the tobacco battles, and since NATO is a non-profit organization, every penny generated from the show is put right back into tobacco legislative efforts. If you're a retailer, than I can't see why you won't support the show."
Minneapolis-based NATO is a national retail trade association that focuses exclusively on state and federal tobacco legislative issues and leads the fight for all tobacco interests in the United States.
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