US Zigarren-Markt
MSNBC schreibt unter «Pricey cigar trend back from the ashes» über die Wiedererstarkung des US Zigarrenmarktes.
Nach dem Boom-Jahr 1997 brach der Markt wegen des Nachfrageüberhanges und der daraus resultierenden schlechten Qualität zusammen. Doch die Lage hat sich trotz Restriktionen wieder stabilisiert, wie die Abbildung und die Statements unten beweisen:
“There’s never been a better time to be a cigar connoisseur,” said David “Cigar Dave” Zeplowitz, whose Tampa-based radio show celebrating good smokes is heard in more than 100 markets and on satellite stations. “The cigar industry is vibrant, it’s healthy, even though there are more restrictions on peoples’ right to enjoy a cigar than ever before.”
Cooper Gardiner, vice president of marketing for the General Cigar Co., the largest manufacturer of imported, handmade cigars in the United States, said there aren’t huge numbers of new smokers like during the ’90s, but he expects the industry to keep growing by a few percentage points a year if the tobacco supply can keep up.(Bildquelle: MSNBC)
