Booze sales soar 55% as coronavirus self-isolators drink through their boredom at home
David BoroffBOOZE sales have risen 55 per cent - with online purchases skyrocketing - as Americans turn to the bottle to cope with the coronavirus crisis.
Predictably, online alcohol sales went up a whopping 243 per cent with most Americans sheltered in place.“I suspect that the week ending March 21st will feature the strongest growth rates that we will see during this consumer pantry-loading time,” Danelle Kosmal told“Data for the week ending 28 March will be very telling, and I think it will be a better indicator of the new normal in how consumers are responding to the crisis and their new normal, centered around the home.
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