This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to the lawsuit filed by the cigar industry’s three major trade associations – the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). In there response the FDA denied the claims made in the lawsuit […]
For the second year in a row, we provide a full “Post Game Report” assessing the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show. In this report, we talk more about the show itself and give our thoughts and impacts to the cigar industry. This won’t put a close to the 2016 IPCPR coverage. There is plenty more […]
On July 25th, 2016 the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) official kicked off its 84th Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sands Convention Center, in Las Vegas. Prior to the actual opening of the trade show on Day 2 (Day 1 is reserved for educational seminars), the IPPCR held […]
For the seventh consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past four years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. Last year, we streamlined the series from […]
Editor’s Note For the seventh consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past four years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. Last year, we streamlined the […]
Editor’s Note For the seventh consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past four years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. Last year, we streamlined the […]
The long awaited legal action by the there major premium tobacco trade associations has finally taken place. On Thursday 7/14, the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Adminsitration’s (FDA) Deeming Regulations. The suit filed in […]
Editor’s Note For the seventh consecutive year, the Cigar Coop brand will be providing coverage of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association Trade Show and Convention. For the past four years we have brought to you our multi-part preview series on what to expect from the show. Last year, we streamlined the […]
This past week, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR), National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO), and the Pipe Tobacco Council submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products requesting a delay of the effective date for the deeming regulations on pipe tobacco to retailers. The regulations are […]
2016 will mark our seventh consecutive year of IPCPR Trade Show coverage. For this year’s Cigar Coop IPCPR coverage, it appears we may have to adjust the formula we have used for several years. Over the past few years that formula has involved three components to our coverage: “Pre Game” (covering product announcements before the […]
