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Merit had a 3.1% market share in January 1992, a decline from 3.5% during the comparable period the year before, according to figures compiled by John C. Maxwell, Jr., an analyst at Wheat, First Securities Inc. Merit shipments for the period declined to 11.5 billion cigarettes, or more than half a billion packs, compared with 13.3 billion ...
Bridging the gap between cigars and cigarettes, More was the first successful 120 mm cigarette. It had a strong flavor and when introduced was higher in tar and nicotine than most filter cigarettes on the market. It is sold in both the full flavor and menthol flavors.
Marlboro (US: / ˈ m ɑː l ˌ b ʌr oʊ /, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m ɑːr l b ər ə, ˈ m ɔː l-/) [4] is an American brand of cigarettes owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the United States and by Philip Morris International (now separate from Altria) outside the US except Canada where the brand is owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco Canada. [5]
The Chinese tobacco industry markets herbal cigarettes as having health benefits, yet scientific studies show there is no difference to peoples' health between Chinese herbal cigarette brands and regular cigarette brands. [2] Chinese cigarette brands are equally as addictive as regular cigarettes, although they are marketed as healthier. [2]
An old pack of Kent Ultras from South Africa. Widely recognized by many as the first popular filtered cigarette, Kent was introduced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company in 1952 [3] around the same time a series of articles entitled "cancer by the carton", published by Reader's Digest, [4] scared American consumers into seeking out a filter brand at a time when most brands were filterless.
The Ukrainian-made Imperial Tobacco cigarettes were between $3 and $6 cheaper than the company's cigarettes made in New Zealand, depending on the brand and the location of the store. The brand at the centre of the change was the popular, premium brand, Peter Stuyvesant Blues.