Category Archives: Sales

Control States Volume, Sales Set Records in September

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Control states nine-liter spirits case sales grew  a record 17.9% in  September  sas shelf dollars surged 26.4%, also a record, over same period sales last year, the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association reports. Alabama  (20.0%), Iowa (27.0%), Idaho (20.5%), Maine … Continue reading →

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Diageo: U.S. Business Ahead of Expectations

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

And it’s performing strongly, Ivan Menezes, ceo, said in a statement.  Key to the company’s success in the U.S.:  resilient consumer demand and the spirits category continuing to gain share within the total beverage alcohol market, he explained, adding increased retailer … Continue reading →

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Aided by Labor Day, Total Alcohol Sales Soar 22.6% in Year

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to Nielsen, which noted that spirits again led off premise growth, up 30.1% compared to the same week last year. Wine followed, up 22.9%, with beer/FMB/cider lagging slightly, up 19.9%. Core beer (excluding FMB/seltzers) was up 13.6%, with … Continue reading →

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Chilean Wine Sales Up in U.S.

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Chile is the seventh largest source of imported wine in the U.S., and the only one of the top seven to experience an increase in U.S. sales in the first quarter of 2020, Wines of Chile said. Comparing year-to-year sales, … Continue reading →

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Drizly Sales Up 334% During Labor Day Weekend; What Consumers Wanted

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Hard Seltzer — Overall sales grew 395% from Labor Day weekend 2019 to 2020. Hard Seltzer’s share in the beer category remained constant at 20%. White Claw, held its position as the No. 1 selling hard seltzer brand but lost … Continue reading →

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Wine Leads Bev/Al Off-Premise Dollar Sales Growth

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

This is different:  Wine led all bev/al categories in terms of dollar sales off-premise in the week ended Aug. 29 growing 13%, Nielsen says.  Spirits grew 12.4% in dollar sales and Beer/FMB/cider growth was at +7.1%. Core beer, excluding FMB/seltzer, grew … Continue reading →

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