Word: tobacco
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Thank you--that is, if you're a tobacco company or an investor in one. Two years after absorbing what was supposed to be a death blow, the industry seems once again as healthy as a vegan marathoner. And last week it got an unexpected pick-me-up from the Bush Justice Department. The DOJ said it may be willing to settle a Clinton-era suit seeking to recoup more than $20 billion in health-care costs. The feds essentially admitted that their case is weak, a view not shared by outraged antismoking advocates, who see the shift...
...tobacco savors the taste...
...federal government's ban and restrictions on cigarette ads and packaging are broad enough, the Court ruled 5-4, and trump any state attempts to enforce stricter rules. As a result of the ruling in favor of tobacco giant Philip Morris, Massachusetts will have to dump its plans to ban cigarette ads near playgrounds and schools...
...Taking the ruling a step further, a majority also sided with the tobacco company's free speech arguments, ruling the state could not place restrictions on outdoor advertisements. States may regulate ads inside stores, however...
Dunhill, or as it is known since the revamp, Dunhill' (apparently punctuation is key--Burberry used to be Burberry's) was the definition of a brand that had lost its libido. Most people associated the name with smoking, although it divorced the tobacco business 10 years ago. After its parent, Swiss luxury-goods company Richemont, appointed Guy Leymarie to take over the reins, Leymarie hired a designer from Hermes to do the menswear collections and a couple of smart young architects to do a new store. Leymarie also came up with a tag line...