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Rothmans and Dunhill<ref name=fu>Fundinguniverse (1998). Rothmans UK Holdings Limited History. Retrieved 06 March 2020 from [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/rothmans-uk-holdings-limited-history/ fundinguniverse.com]</ref>.
Rothmans and Dunhill<ref name=fu>Fundinguniverse (1998). Rothmans UK Holdings Limited History. Retrieved 06 March 2020 from [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/rothmans-uk-holdings-limited-history/ fundinguniverse.com]</ref>.
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Rothmans merged with BAT around 1998<ref name=nwtbat>Edmund L. Andrews (1999). "International Business: British American Tobacco Will Buy Rothmans - New York Times". Retrieved 06 February 2020 from [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/12/business/international-business-british-american-tobacco-will-buy-rothmans.html Nytimes.com].</ref>. Vendome is now called Richemont and owns around 18% of BAT stock. The Dunhill brand as owned by Richemont is organised into two, separately controlled entities: Dunhill Manufacturing (The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division: pipes, lighters, leather goods etc), and Dunhill luxury goods, which includes the stores, watches, pens (Dunhill bought Mont-Blanc around 1977), clothes etc<ref name=richemont>Richemont History, including Significant Investments and Divestments. Retrieved 06 February 2020 from [https://www.richemont.com/group/history-including-significant-investments-and-divestments.html Richemont]</ref>. Richard Dunhill headed the pipe making division. The stores and other branded items are run separately by people who figure their potential customer base is 95% non-smokers.<ref name=balfour21>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More, Introduction (pp.7-11). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref></font>
Rothmans merged with BAT around 1998<ref name=nwtbat>Edmund L. Andrews (1999). "International Business: British American Tobacco Will Buy Rothmans - New York Times". Retrieved 06 February 2020 from [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/12/business/international-business-british-american-tobacco-will-buy-rothmans.html Nytimes.com].</ref>. Vendome is now called Richemont (created in 1988 by the spin-off of the international assets owned by Rembrandt Group Limited of South Africa) and owns around 18% of BAT stock. The Dunhill brand as owned by Richemont is organised into two, separately controlled entities: Dunhill Manufacturing (The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division: pipes, lighters, leather goods etc), and Dunhill luxury goods, which includes the stores, watches, pens (Dunhill bought Mont-Blanc around 1977), clothes etc<ref name=richemont>Richemont History, including Significant Investments and Divestments. Retrieved 06 February 2020 from [https://www.richemont.com/group/history-including-significant-investments-and-divestments.html Richemont]</ref>. Richard Dunhill headed the pipe making division. The stores and other branded items are run separately by people who figure their potential customer base is 95% non-smokers.<ref name=balfour21>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More, Introduction (pp.7-11). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref></font>
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