Rich's Cigar Store Explained

Rich's Cigar Store is a shop with two locations in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Description and history

Established in 1894,[1] the family-owned[2] business is the longest operating retailer in the city.[3] It carries tobacco products including cigars[4] and pipes as well as international magazines and newspapers.[5] [6] [7] The business stocks 200 types of tobacco.[8]

Reception

Portland Monthly says the shop is "one of the West Coast's best selections of magazines",[9] and Willamette Week says Rich's Cigar Store" has "Portland's largest and most impressive selection of magazines and international newspapers".[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le . Brad . 2022-10-05 . Oregon cigar industry reacts to a changing market . 2023-07-05 . . en-US . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202070432/https://psuvanguard.com/oregon-cigar-industry-reacts-to-a-changing-market/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2019-12-01 . Strike a Match . 2023-07-05 . Oregon Wine Press . en.
  3. Book: Fodor's Inside Portland . 2020-04-07 . Fodor's Travel . 978-1-64097-251-3 . en . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705041943/https://books.google.com/books?id=Iz_ZDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT56&dq=%22Rich%27s+Cigar+store%22&hl=en . live .
  4. Web site: Humphrey . Wm Steven . Shop Local, Shop Quicker: Portland's Top Shopping Districts . 2023-07-05 . Portland Mercury . en . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330234458/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Feature/2019/11/07/27440330/shop-local-shop-quicker-portlands-top-shopping-districts . live .
  5. Book: Burgess, Ann Carroll . Secret Portland, Oregon: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes . 2003 . ECW Press . 978-1-55022-586-0 . en . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705041944/https://books.google.com/books?id=58VK_IPHEGsC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA200&dq=%22Rich%27s+Cigar+store%22&hl=en . live .
  6. Book: Oakley, Myrna . Oregon: A Guide to Unique Places . 2009 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-0-7627-5249-2 . en . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705041944/https://books.google.com/books?id=j-bpT-iZsBIC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA171&dq=%22Rich%27s+Cigar+store%22&hl=en . live .
  7. Book: Irving . Stephanie . Portland Best Places: A Discriminating Guide to Portland's Restaurants, Lodgings, Shopping, Nightlife, Arts, Sights, and Outings . Carlson . Kim . 1992 . Sasquatch Books . 978-0-912365-69-5 . en . 2023-07-05 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705041944/https://books.google.com/books?id=JROUVcRl-tgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Rich%27s+Cigar+store%22&q=%22Rich%27s+Cigar+store%22&hl=en . live .
  8. Web site: Lapetina . Adam . 2017-10-05 . Rich's Cigar Store . 2023-07-05 . Thrillist . en . 2021-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801014219/https://www.thrillist.com/venues/richs-cigar-store . live .
  9. Web site: Rich's Cigar Store & Magazines . 2023-07-05 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2021-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204010441/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/stores/rich-s-cigar-store-magazines . live .
  10. Web site: 2019-08-20 . Rich's Cigar Store . 2023-07-05 . Willamette Week . en . 2021-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303213233/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/19/richs-cigar-store/ . live .