Cheers to tears: Alcohol sales increased by 54% during pandemic

Jul 09, 2021 at 03:51 PM CDT

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ALCOHOL SALES

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Did you crack a beer or pop a bottle of wine during the pandemic just because you were home? According to a Neilsen report, alcohol sales increased by 54%, while nationwide stay-at-home orders were enforced.

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Mahmoud Bennett (Editor) contributed to this report.

TAYLOR KNIGHT:

DURING THE PANDEMIC MANY PEOPLE TOOK PART IN VIRTUAL HAPPY HOURS.

WHICH MEANT DRINKING AT HOME AND REACHING FOR THAT BOTTLE OF RED WINE, WHISKEY OR VODKA.

YOU NAME IT.

NEW STATS SHOW ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ROSE CONSIDERABLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

ACCORDING TO A NIELSEN REPORT, ALCOHOL SALES ROSE FIFTY FOUR PERCENT OVER THE PAST YEAR.

IT’S ALSO EASIER TO BUY THAN EVER BEFORE. .

YOU CAN ORDER IT ONLINE, LOCAL STORES CAN DELIVER IT TO YOUR DOORSTEP, AND YOU CAN GET IT WITH YOUR FAVORITE TAKE-OUT.

AND WHILE THE CONVENIENCE MAY BE ONE OF THE REASONS SALES INCREASED, MANY WERE DRINKING TO SELF-SOOTHE.

THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOUND SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF PEOPLE WERE DRINKING DUE TO PANDEMIC RELATED STRESS.

DO YOU THINK YOU WERE APART OF THE FIFTY FOUR PERCENT SPIKE?

LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.

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