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To: OFW who wrote (10615)	3/29/1999 2:13:00 PM
From: Nescom	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

PCIG 2 million in float news out.... Monday March 29, 1:52 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Premium Cigars International, Ltd. Premium Cigar International Activates New E-Commerce Site - ProductExpress.com Unique Site Leverages Company's Marketing and Distribution Experience with Convenience Stores SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Premium Cigars International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: PCIG - news) today announced the activation of their new e-commerce site -- productexpress.com. The retail side of ProductExpress.com offers consumers a variety of cigar gift-packs, multi-brand humidor assortments, PrimeTime -- the Company's latest new product, ''deziner'' sunglasses, unique candy and mints, along with other items. The password protected wholesale side of the site displays and sells PCIG's traditional products, along with other products designed and packaged specifically for convenience stores. The Company believes that what will make the wholesale side truly unique will be the marketing and sales data that can be provided for the retailers. The site not only allows online wholesale purchases and 72 hour direct store delivery on items in stock, PCIG intends to expand the site to inform the retailer on sales order history, selling techniques, merchandising suggestions, consumer demographics, price point comparisons, and provide them with the ability to share their experiences with other retailers. The company intends to steadily add new items to both the retail and the wholesale side of ProductExpress.com. John Greenwell, Chief Executive Officer of Premium Cigars International, Ltd. commented: ''Since the Company started, PCIG has invested significant time and resources to develop an integrated order processing, tracking and distribution system that currently services thousands of convenience stores. These are competencies ideally suited to the unique conditions of e-commerce. If product is in inventory, we are able to ship within minutes of taking the order. This unique site further leverages our proven ability to sell, market and efficiently distribute our products directly to convenience stores and other specialty retail stores as evidenced by our continued relationships with major c-store chains such as 7-Eleven®, Circle K®, and Mobil®. This experience should provide us with a competitive advantage over the traditional methods of distribution to these retail outlets and, in turn, increase revenue for PCIG and for our customers. It is our opinion that through ProductExpress.com, PCIG will provide a much needed service, and should be well received throughout the industry.'' Premium Cigars International, Ltd. is building a sophisticated marketing and merchandising platform for the placement of niche products in convenience stores (c-stores) and other specialty retail outlets throughout North America. Premium Cigars currently sells its products in nearly all major c-store chains, including 7-Eleven®, Circle K®, Mobil®, and Petro Canada® throughout the United States and Canada. The Statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors which would cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filing; downturns in the company's primary markets; failure of our products to have a lasting presence; failure to add new products; disruptions to the company's operations from inventory availability or acts of God. SOURCE: Premium Cigars International, Ltd. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Premium Cigars International Ltd (Nasdaq:PCIG - news) Related News Categories: internet, retail, tobacco

To: OFW who wrote (10615)	3/29/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: DablocTrader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

IBNL - looks like this news is huge. How many "players" are a part of large consortiums? "The formation of a "best in class" consortium made up PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Analytics, Harris Bank, Bank of Montreal and Interactive Buyers Network International, Ltd." I keep reading the new release over and over, and it appears to me that they (IBNL) are part of a super complete package for internet business; "E2E", the end-to-end solution that encompasses the entire purchasing process including requests for quotations (RFQs), purchase orders, invoicing, electronic funds settlement, and real-time analysis and reporting via the Internet." Damn - it looks good. Doing some more DD, but already took a small position. Comments? dbl