by Premium Cigar Association | Jun 3, 2025 | Feature
Continuing Education Opportunities Proper training and education are key to success in most industries, and the premium tobacco industry is no exception. A retail tobacconist needs to know a number of things, from how a cigar is made to what makes each cigar in a...
by Premium Cigar Association | Jun 3, 2025 | Feature
PCA Retail Survey Results (Qtr. 1, 2025) *112 PCA retailer members anonymously surveyed1. Compared to 2023, did you do better, the same, or worse during the 2024 holiday season? Better: 50.90% About the Same: 29.40% Worse: 19.70% 2. If you could tell manufacturers one...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 27, 2025 | Feature
When I was first elected to the PCA board of Directors, I had the goal to provide a space for women in the cigar and pipe industry to get together to network and share ideas. That was the first step in starting Women of PCA. Then I met Teresa Wessling of Georgetown...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 27, 2025 | Feature
I wonder if anyone recalls what I wrote in this space just three short months ago, in a column I titled “The Smoker in Winter.” I wrote, “The best things in life are ephemeral. (Well, the best tobaccos certainly tend to be.) What we adore today can be taken from...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 27, 2025 | Feature
If you are a retailer reading this column for the first time as a PCA member at our 2025 trade show in New Orleans, don’t judge these musings too harshly. My intent is not to bash our revenue providers. On the contrary, I love people … especially my customers. In...
by Premium Cigar Association | May 20, 2025 | Feature
The general consensus of the nearly 6,000 attendees of PCA25 (myself included) is that the show, city of New Orleans, and overall convention exceeded expectations. The tradeshow experienced growth in raw numbers, growth in the overall experience, and solidification as...
