
6000億円で買収」というニュースが流れました。びっくりしましたが、そうなればアメリカンスピリットは「国産たばこ」メーカーの製品になるんですね。買収金額もさることながら、たばこのマーケットはまさに一つの世界市場化が進んでいるようです。
On September 29, news broke that JT had acquired the very popular foreign cigarette "American Spirit" for approximately
American Spirit," a very popular foreign cigarette, for about 600 billion yen. To my surprise, American Spirit will become a product of a "domestic cigarette" manufacturer. The acquisition price is not the only thing that is surprising, but it seems that the cigarette market is truly becoming a global market.