Alcohol slowdown continue through Mid-September, seasonal impacts stall During the four weeks ending Sept. 19,, Total Alcohol lagged a year earlier, NIQ reports. Dollar sales reached $8.4 billion, down 2% from the like 2025 period, while case volume fell 3.7% to 166.4 million. On a weekly basis, dollar sales totaled $2 billion, down -5.5%
Prepared Cocktails Return to Growth; Value Channels Sole Driver of $ Growth Prepared Cocktails Beer, Wine, and Spirits (BWS) returned to dollar growth for the week ended Sept. 12 after more than a month of declines, NIQ reports with sales increasing +2.0%, while case volume slipped -1.9%. The rebound reflects continued strength in Spirits and Wine-based RTDs, which helped
Total Alcohol Sales Pressured; Spirits Closes Gap with Beer; RtDs Win Again Total alcohol dollar sales reached $8.58 billion in the four weeks ended Aug. 1, down 3.5% from a year earlier, according to NIQ, while case volume fell 5% to close 169.7 million cases. On a weekly basis, dollar sales marginally decreased, falling 1.1% to $2.1