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TOBACCO OUTLET BUSINESS
MAY/JUNE 2013
“Just the Facts, Ma’am...”
R
emember Joe Friday,
Dragnet
’s lead detective?
He’d warn witnesses and suspects in his staccato
monotone voice, “Just the facts, Ma’am,” fol-
lowed by “dum da dum dum dummmmmm”(the theme
music)! If you’re under 21, you won’t know what this is
about. Therefore, please exit. This is an adult publication.
Here’s what Joe’s investigation turned up concerning the
January Tobacco Plus Expo show, TPE 2013 in Las Vegas
at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Attendee Survey reSultS:
(Joe’s Investigation continued both days during the last
hour of the show)
Joe:
How was the show for you?
respondents:
Joe:
Of the buyers polled, 92% said that they were able
to find the items they were looking for.
Joe:
Tell me more about the dollar value of your tobacco
purchases?
respondents:
Joe:
39% of buyers reported tobacco purchases valued
at more than $500,000 with 67% of this group reporting
purchases of more than $5M.
Joe:
What did you like best about the show?
respondents:
Joe:
78% of respondents liked the exhibits, new products
and new suppliers best about the show.
Upon completing his investigation, Friday committed to
providing TPE 2014 exhibitors and buyers with another
exciting episode.
Stay tuned for the TPE 2014 Tobacco Super-Supermarket
Show, January 29-30, 2014. It’s all about tobacco and it
promises to be a shelf-space bonanza.
“Just the facts, Ma’am, uh…Sir”
PUBLISHER’S LETTER
BY ed o’connor
exhIbItor Survey reSultS:
Joe:
How was the show for you?
respondents:
Joe:
I’m certain there were at least a couple of unhappy
exhibitors but I was unable to ID them.
33%
Very Good
53%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
0%
Unsatisfactory
45%
Excellent
39%
Very Good
15%
Good
3%
Fair
31%
Under
$100,000
30%
$100,000–$500,000
8%
$1M+
5%
$500,000–$900,000
0%
$3M+
26%
$5M+
Exhibits
New Products
New Suppliers
Meeting Suppliers
and Customers
Networking
Seeing Friends
Conferences
33%
30%
15%
13%
6%
2% 1%
