Posted on 04/01/2020 12:44:26 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. sales of beer, wine and alcohol have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, as states relax laws on purchases to help ailing industries.
Total alcohol retail sales, which do not include alcoholic drinks sold in bars and restaurants, increased significantly in the week ending March 20, over the same period in 2019. Research firm Nielsen Corp. reported a 27.6 percent increase in wine sales, a 14 percent increase in sales of beer and related products and a 26.4 percent increase in sales of spirits. The Nielsen data suggest that consumers are stockpiling their purchases, with 3-liter boxed wine sales up 53 percent from one year ago, wines sold in cans up 95 percent and beer sold in 24-packs up by 24 percent. Online sales of beer, wine and alcohol for home delivery have also increased.
While many businesses are shut down amid the pandemic by state government orders, many states regard liquor stores as essential businesses. New York, California, Vermont, Colorado and Kentucky relaxed rules permitting beer, wine and alcohol sales to accompany restaurant meals for takeout and delivery. While the rule changes are temporary, the U.S. alcohol industry sees them as fulfillment of decades-long push to ease sales restrictions and unify laws across state lines.
"It's definitely a step forward towards liberalizing a lot of these laws," Jarrett Dieterle of nonpartisan public policy research group R Street said. "The more interconnected we get and our marketplaces get, the more people will want their state to be part of that alcohol market."
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That sounds absolutely lovely! You’ve got the right mindset to get through anything.
We farm, so we don’t get OFF the farm all that often, anyway. Our ‘lifestyle’ hasn’t changed one bit, other than that week when we had ‘The Great TP Scavenger Hunt’ going on by unprepared people. I had a case on hand - usually do - because I really do NOT like shopping for ‘stuff’ unless I have to.
We had a bright, sunny, warm day (60’s) so I swept the front porch and got it all set up with comfy chairs and such in anticipation of a summer afternoon spent like yours. :)
When the bottoms falling out, bottoms up!!
Silver is currently around $14.00/oz spot.
Silver cartwheels have about twenty bucks buying power. Much smarter to own than gold, which only serves to get the owner killed unless you’re William DeVane with your own airplane.
How about my earlier question, dude? Is your Gov on the water wagon, or what?
;^)
Hadn’t heard that Wolf had anything against imbibing specifically.
Maybe I’ve become conditioned to believe the only religious tenants liberals espouse is worship of Gore and subjugation to allah (piss be upon him).
I’ll keep my eyes open though.
UPDATE: Dewine approves take out cocktails!!!
yay
TAKE CARE OF THE *SSHOLE KINGS who are only DEMon Gov in NOV!
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