Topic: Gallaher Group plc

Watchdog fines tobacco manufacturers, retailers

Two tobacco manufacturers and nine retailers have been fined a total of 225 million pounds for "unlawful practices" in the pricing of tobacco products, the Office of Fair Trading said on Friday.The fine is the largest-ever total imposed by the OFT ...

Japan Tobacco to scrap five overseas plants

Japan Tobacco Inc. plans to axe five overseas plants as part of an overhaul following its acquisition last year of British rival Gallaher Group, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.JT will close plants in Singapore, Britain, Austria, Ukraine, and the Canary Islands, reducing ...