Drink up at the Nightclub & Bar Convention

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"The Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, the most important annual beverage and nightclub industry event, saw attendance rise 21 percent in 2010 over 2009's 26,000 attendees." As reported by Helen Holzer.

For those of us trying to accurately gauge the economic tides, this report is promising at first glance. After all an increase in attendance at any tradeshow, especially one in the 20+% range is quite an accomplishment. But after looking at the type of show it is, one might question the reason for the increase i.e. are more people depressed about the economy so the bars are doing well? I guess it depends whether your glass is half-full or half-empty. Ultimately, I guess if you sell your wares to this industry it really does not really matter much.