Rick's Cabaret issued a press release today concerning its new all-nude joint on Stemmons Freeway: XTC Cabaret, so named for its playlist. (No? My bad.) As we noted yesterday, the Houston-based chain of stripperterias is rebranding its current tops-off, bottoms-on joint due to its poor performance.And now it claims that the XTC will rank as "the largest all-nude bar in Texas." As in: It's a "25,000 square foot, two-story palace" complete with "an executive level with sky boxes." Classy! Says Eri
Maybe Neiman Marcus, which today released yet more dispiriting sales stats, ought to consider going all-nude. Seems to be working out quite nicely for Houston-based, publicly traded (lesse ... p-u-b-l-i-c ... yeah, that's right) Rick's Cabaret International, which today announced that its revenues are up by some 18 percent during the first quarter of '09 to $18 million. Rick's isn't doing well everywhere, mind you, but seems that January decision to turn Rick's Cabaret on Stemmons into Club XTC