Strip bars the United States is stuck in financial difficulties.

<P> Two U.S. public offering of the strip club Ricks Cabaret International and VCG Holding Corp two years ago, business is booming, not only let the red performance, stock prices three to four times more in order to speed winds, but the financial tsunami, the global economic downturn .cries after it lost its two strip bars, forced Hanka ambitious expansion plans, and even the point has been to the struggling business. .</ P> <P> "Business Times" quoted the foreign media reports, the bar on the strip such as anti-recession has been considered erotic industry is concerned, drastic changes in such a serious nature. .In order to survive the cold climate, many adult clubs had to remove the unnecessary high-end decorating, providing cheap alcoholic beverages to attract customers tighten purse, do not charge additional fees, or even the demands of their customer reset bit, turned the majority of blue-collar class. .</ P> <P> since April this year, Ricks Cabaret International advertising and marketing spending will reduce the two-thirds this year, also under the cut personnel expenses by 4.2%. .</ P> <P> shop more than 1 year of the strip club business performance steadily decline. .Ended at the end of March the second quarter of this fiscal year, Ricks's same-store sales fell 7.6%, but there is 8.2% over the same period last year, the growth rate. .And compared to same period last year rose 6.4%, VCG in the first quarter same-store sales fell 7%. .</ P> <P> Despite the results of a small pick up, Ricks and VCG2 strip bar stock, from the December 2007 high of 77%, respectively, and 84% fell. .</ P> <P> Las Vegas strip club for Showmanship, a long time to come to the club on the passenger cab drivers have money back, Ricks will also set out in the past each and every customer to send $ 30 .the market, to 100 dollars, is the desire ascribed to the number of visitors. .Ricks4 strip bar in Las Vegas in January on revenues of $ 1,900,000, but still lose money because the money just to pay the taxi driver to about 100 million U.S. dollars. .</ P> <P> cold fury of the economy despite the trouble to strip bars, but the industry says is not no good, at least for now the choice of hiring strippers increased. .</ P> <P> Keywords: U.S. Financial U.S. economy </ P>.