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Jump to full article: Canadian Press, 2008-02-06
Intro: Cigarette maker Rothmans Inc. (TSX:ROC) saw its profit rise 22 per cent rise in the October-December quarter, as sales grew by 11 per cent despite pressures from the contraband market.
Canada's only publicly traded cigarette maker said Wednesday that net sales at subsidiary Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, which is 60 per cent owned by Rothmans, were $170.8 million, up from $153.6 million in the year-earlier quarter.
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