October, 2004 Trade Show Wrap-Up: RTDA 2004 Trade Show: A Very Big Deal Staff Report Cautious optimism in the cigar industry in recent years seemed to burst into a full-blown resurgence with near-record attendance at this year's trade show. Regulation Report: Open for Business...so far By Luc Martial For anyone to survive in the tobacco business in the years ahead the industry must adopt a team-effort mentality: We're all in the same precarious boat. Industry Analysis: Where Are We Headed, and Do We Want to Go There? By Bill Greiwe Government regulation of tobacco is already here. The question is, can we stomach it getting even worse? Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. RJR, B&W Combine Operations, Create Reynolds American Inc. Tobacco Executives, Urge Congress to Reject Tax Hike MHS Enterprises, Western Humidor Announce Merger Republic Tobacco Affiliate Opens Austrian Tube Factory Macanudo Appoints "Cigar Ambassadors" Alec Bradley Second Quarter Revenues Up 23% Q2 Sales at UST Inc. up 6.5% HBI Tobacco Acquires Tobacco Division of Chills RJRT Launches Tobacco Tax Notification Site Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers RTDA Changing of the Guard: A Well-Known Colleague Retires - by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Specialty Tobacco Retailing Merchandise and News from the Pipe World Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 USA. Copyright © 1998 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1999-2004 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.