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From its inception until 1978, Virginia Slims saw a steady increase in market share to 1.75% (3.9% of all female smokers). With the introduction of Lights in 1978, the market share increased to 2.5%. Other packings, including 120's, Ultra Lights, and Superslims helped push the market share to a peak of 3.1% (nearly 7% of female smokers) in 1989.
Drawing inspiration from Virginia Slims, ... Light 120 cigarette, American made (ultra light and ... and Menthol Lights (green). In 2002, soft pack 100s were ...
In May 1989, the Italian island of Capri sued Brown & Williamson for using the name on their ultra-slim cigarette brand. A lawsuit that the island filed against the Louisville-based tobacco company went to trial in Rome on June 30, 1989. Capri officials say they do not want their paradise associated with a potentially harmful product, and Brown ...
5. Virginia Slims Superslims. Tar 1 mg. Nicotine 0.1 mg. Virginia is a cigarette brand owned by a tobacco industry giant, Altria (NYSE:MO). The brand focuses on female consumers mainly, offering a ...
Virginia Slims: Altria: United States: 1968; 56 years ago () [citation needed] VIP Blue Grand Tobacco Armenia [6] Viper Merca Pantura Indonesia [citation needed] VLN (Very Low Nicotine) 22nd Century Group United States: 2022; 2 years ago () [63] Walter Wolf: British American Tobacco (former Tvornica Duhana Rovinj) Croatia [citation needed] West
Billie Jean King changed the world with the founding of the Virginia Slims Circuit. ... the 50th anniversary of the "Battle of the Sexes," in which King defeated former men's No. 1 Bobby Riggs in ...
Merit Ultra Lights are mentioned in Lev Grossman's The Magicians (Grossman novel). Merit Ultra Menthols are mentioned in AMC's The Walking Dead, Season 4 Episode 6 ('Live Bait'). Merit Ultra Lights are mentioned in Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho. Blair Waldorf smokes Merit Ultra Light in the second novel of Gossip Girl
An old pack of English Benson & Hedges cigarettes, with a UK text warning at the bottom of the pack. Benson & Hedges was founded in London in 1873 by Richard Benson and William Hedges as Benson and Hedges Ltd. Alfred Paget Hedges succeeded his father in the business in 1885, the same year which Richard Benson left the business.