PCA 2021 SHOWS STEEP ATTENDANCE DECLINES

It was no secret that the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show was smaller in many ways, including the attendance numbers.

The Premium Cigar Association says that it printed 1,440 badges (-24.38 percent) for retail personnel, representing 583 retail accounts (-30.94 percent) and 1,550 storefronts (-23.15 percent.) Each of these numbers represents a significant drop compared to the organization’s most recent trade show in 2019.

While the most important attendance figures are the ones related to retailer attendance, the larger declines took place with the exhibitors, i.e. the manufacturers. The PCA says the number of companies exhibiting at the 2021 PCA Convention & Trade Show was 144 (-38.2 percent) and that 1,466 badges were printed for these attendees (-51.82 percent.)

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