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tobacco, or alternative nicotine products, so long as that person does not maintain within this State, directly or by a subsidiary, an office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, or other place of business, or any agent or other representative operating within this State under the authority of the person or its subsidiary, irrespective of whether the place of business or the agent is located here permanently or temporarily or whether the person or subsidiary is licensed to do business in this State. "Retailer" means any person in this State engaged in the business of selling tobacco products to consumers in this State, regardless of quantity or number of sales. "Sale" means any transfer, exchange, or barter in any manner or by any means whatsoever for a consideration and includes all sales made by persons. "Stamp" or "stamps" mean the indicia required to be affixed on a package of little cigars that evidence payment of the tax on packages of little cigars containing 20 or 25 little cigars under Section 10-10 of this Act. These stamps shall be the same stamps used for cigarettes under the Cigarette Tax Act. "Stamping distributor" means a distributor licensed under this Act and also licensed as a distributor under the Cigarette Tax Act or Cigarette Use Tax Act. "Stock-keeping unit" or "SKU" means the unique identifier assigned by a manufacturer, distributor, or remote retail SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468