Classic Connect
Latest, 8 Oct: ITC falls 2% as 36 crore shares change hands in Rs 9,437 crore block deal; cigarette prices raised up to 12.66%.
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From 6 stories, the newest dated 8 Oct 2026. Summary written 8 Oct 2026.
Classic Connect is a cigarette brand of ITC, sold in a 20-cigarette pack. [1] source: NDTV Profit[2] source: CNBC-TV18 ITC raised prices across Gold Flake Premium, Classic Connect and Gold Flake Super Star after a higher cigarette excise duty. [3] source: NDTV Profit
On 16 September 2026, CNBC-TV18 reported that ITC raised the Classic Connect 20-cigarette pack to ₹428 from ₹390. [2] source: CNBC-TV18 NDTV Profit put the increase at 9.74%. [4] source: NDTV Profit The pack had earlier risen from Rs 300 to Rs 360 and then to Rs 390. [5] source: NDTV Profit Cigarettes moved to 40% GST from 1 February. [4] source: NDTV Profit ITC said 50–60% of recent cigarette tax hikes had been passed on. [2] source: CNBC-TV18 CNBC-TV18 reported that ITC is staggering increases to protect volumes and limit consumer migration to illicit products. [2] source: CNBC-TV18
The Classic Connect hike came alongside a rise in the Gold Flake Super Star 10-cigarette pack to Rs 89 from Rs 79. [1] source: NDTV Profit Mint reported on 24 September 2026 that Elitecon International hit a 5% upper circuit as the ITC price increases may give the Nashik-based tobacco maker room to compete on value. [6] source: Mint
Classic Connect has appeared in 8 distinct RetailIntel stories between Sept 2026 and Oct 2026, most often under retail brand and retail company and most frequently linked to Nashik.
Key figures reported
Classic Connect 20-cigarette pack: ₹428, up from ₹390 (+₹38) (16 Sept 2026).[2] source: CNBC-TV18
Brands most often mentioned alongside Classic Connect
Gold Flake Super Star, ITC, Gold Flake Premium, Godfrey Phillips India, Century, Elitecon International.
Most-cited sources on Classic Connect
NDTV Profit (5 stories), Mint · Markets (2 stories) and CNBC-TV18 · Companies (1 story).
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Classic Connect is a cigarette brand sold by ITC, which raised the price of its 20-cigarette pack to Rs 428 from Rs 390 in September 2026. [1] source: NDTV Profit[2] source: CNBC-TV18