The list price is what wholesalers pay tobacco manufacturers for their products. The increase typically is passed on to customers. “We cannot speculate on how these increases will affect price at retail as we do not set the price at retail,” Reynolds spokesman David Howard said. Lorillard Inc. is raising the list price, also by 6 cents, on its menthol and non-menthol Newport styles and Maverick, effective today. Philip Morris USA started the list-price process by announcing Wednesday it was upping its Parliament brand by 11 cents and all other brands, including Marlboro, by 6 cents a pack. The manufacturer also said it was cutting the off-invoice promo allowance on Marlboro and L&M by 6 ... [Read more]