Thursday, November 15, 2012

Tobacco - Look what they’ve done to my brands

Cigarette-makers will weather the spread of plain-packaging laws

Plain packs may chime with a global back-to-basics mood. Some analysts think they could even help brands in their endless quest for differentiation. Faced with rows of identical boxes Aussies will ask for their favourites by name. New brands will find it hard to break in. Incumbents may find the new regime rather cosy.