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Posted on – 04/03/2006

Smoker Friendly® International unveils the “Smoker Friendly Authorized Dealer Program” at the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) annual trade show.

Boulder, Colorado—April 1, 2006—Smoker Friendly® International (SFI) introduced its new retail concept, the Smoker Friendly Authorized Dealer Program that is tailored for cigarette and tobacco store (CTS) operators, during the 2006 NATO trade show. Smoker Friendly has been involved in the CTS trade class for over 15 years with nearly 300 stores licensed to “fly” the trade name and sell the Smoker Friendly private label brand of cigarettes, little cigars, RYO/MYO tobaccos, pipe tobacco, premium bundled cigars and assorted tobacco related accessories.

In the rapidly changing retail tobacco environment Smoker Friendly has crafted a program that seeks to enlist existing CTS retailers who desire the exclusivity of a private label product that acts as their house brand and the clout that comes with belonging to a larger group while retaining their own stores local identity. The Smoker Friendly Authorized Dealer Program creates synergy with operators from across the US who can collaborate with peers in a unified program that will enhance their retail operation by belonging to the only national retail tobacco brand, Smoker Friendly!

The program provides retailers the exclusive Smoker Friendly brand, exclusive territory, very competitive prices, great profit margins, annual rebates, advantages of a buying group, clout with manufacturers, an annual trade show and conference, great in-store sign package, membership in the most recognized team in the industry and no franchise or license fees.

The cost to an approved Dealer is the required store opening inventory of the Smoker Friendly branded products and required sign package (a Smoker Friendly window neon sign, Smoker Friendly Tobacco Family menu board and an Authorized Dealer decal for the front door).

“The programs tagline ‘The SF Advantage: Rich Rewards For Retailers’ is more than just marketing,” according to Mickey Falconburg, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Smoker Friendly International, “the growing Smoker Friendly retail footprint allows a smaller operator to be a part of a larger organization that will bring them deals, promotions, in store contests, purchasing power, rebates and the like of which a single store retailer or small chain operator might not have the ability to access. Rewards come in many forms!”

To inquire about the Smoker Friendly Authorized Dealer Program call Mickey Falconburg at 888-751-2785 extension 238 or visit the web at www.smokerfriendly.com.