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Stamina of Stogies

Cigar category surges despite high taxation, weak economy.

The numbers don’t lie. Despite a rough year for tobacco, George Pearson says his year-to-date cigar sales are up a sizzling 35%, thanks in great part to a “dramatic shift” to both small and large singles.

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