Weekly News (August 16, 2010)

As was expected, New York’s new tobacco tax isn’t working out as well as planned. Just because Habanos lost one lawsuit, doesn’t mean they can’t start another. As if that’s not enough, your IPCPR releases (and a special surprise) after the jump:

IPCPR 2010: Berger & Argenti

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I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Argenti from Berger & Argenti and discuss a lot of things. In terms of new products, they launched the Quad Maduro Entubar and a new line called Mooch. The Mooch is in the $5-$7 price range  (edit: MSRP should be $3.99-$5.79) and should be in retailer’s hands [...]