FDA Tobacco Oversight Remains PossibleOnly a few issues remain to be resolved, supporters say. Alabama Tobacco Tax Hike ExpandsMobile's 10-cent hike on cigars, pipe and smokeless tobacco follows last week's 15-cent jump on cigarettes. Wal-Mart to Continue Aggressive Growth Discount retailer plans to build 195 stores in 2004, 25 to 30 Neighborhood Markets. Tobacco Regulation Bill Falters "A great win for retailers" -- Allison Shulman, NACS Director of Government Affairs. Wal-Mart Reaches Tobacco Deal with 43 States Retailer seeks to eliminate cigarette sales to minors through ID checks, no self-serve, other measures. Zig-Zag Launches Premium Cigarette Line Products available in four varieties in select markets and specialty tobacco stores. Royal Farms Bites into Fast-Food Market Touchscreen kiosks help boost foodservice sales 20 percent. Russian President Putin Opens Lukoil Station in N.Y. Oil company plans to rebrand hundreds of Getty gas stations in the Northeast over the next two years. Lean Foods Mean Fatter Profits Merrill Lynch report claims manufacturers and retailers can take advantage of shift in consumer spending habits. IRMA honors Scotchmons Illinois owners voted "retailers of the year." First Previous 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 Next Last