Remember that scene in the movie “Leaving Las Vegas” where Nick Cage goes on an epic booze run through a Vegas liquor store?
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Yeah… kinda’ like that.
Looks like we’re dealing with the quarantine by drowning our sorrows in booze.
According to research firm Nielsen, sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55% in the past week!
What are we imbibing… more like, what aren’t we imbibing?
Sales of tequila, gin and pre-mixed cocktails jumped 75% from this point a year ago. Wine sales were up 66% while beer sales rose 42%. And (no surprise here) online sales absolutely crushed in-store sales, up some 243%. By the way, when the coronavirus panic began sales of Corona beed dropped sharply because of … stupidity? Sales of Corona are back up 50%. (AdAge)
Nielsen vice president, Danelle Kosmal, suspects growth rates peaked that week as people loaded up their pantries before state stay-at-home orders went into effect.
[AP News]
