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CigarCon 2020

10 Thoughts: CigarCon 2020, A Bad Idea, is Canceled

And after all that, there will be no consumer day—at least for 2020 and hopefully not for 2021 either. Earlier today, the Premium Cigar Association…

PCA Cancels CigarCon 2020, Planned Consumer Day for IPCPR Trade Show

CigarCon 2020 will not happen. The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), formerly IPCPR, has announced that the controversial consumer day for its annual trade show will…

Poll: 59 Percent of Exhibitors Have Lost Faith in IPCPR/PCA’s Leadership

Over half of the companies surveyed by halfwheel have indicated they do not have faith in the leadership of the IPCPR/PCA to operate and grow the…

IPCPR 2019: Day 3 Recap

The 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show is almost over, and I am the last one from the halfwheel team to post a recap. While…

IPCPR 2019: Day 0 Recap

Hello and welcome to halfwheel‘s coverage of the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show—it’s here, earlier than ever before. I’ve never been at a trade show…

Premium Cigar Association (PCA), CigarCon Formally Announced

The IPCPR is officially the PCA and consumers will be coming to the trade show floor in 2020. As we reported last week, the International…

IPCPR Rebranding to Premium Cigar Association, Consumer Day Planned for 2020 Trade Show

Next week, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will announce major changes for the cigar industry’s largest and oldest trade group, and…