Imperial Tobacco sees 9-month sales up 2 pct

(Reuters) Imperial Tobacco Group Plc , the world's fourth largest cigarette company, on Tuesday showed the impact of a price war in Spain when it reported a slim 2 percent rise in nine-month sales.
The group, which makes Gauloises, West and Fortune cigarette brands, said excluding Spain, overall sales for the nine-months to June 30 would have been ahead by some 4 percent. Continued