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With people across the U.S. facing orders to remain in their homes, and bars and restaurants closed as part of the ongoing effort to quell the coronavirus outbreak, alcohol sales have gone through the roof.
And at least one service is reaping the benefits of that increased demand.
Alcohol delivery app Drizly says it saw sales explode in the last week of March, climbing 537% above the companys expectations, which it calculates based on sales from the previous 8 weeks.
Whats more, 42% of those orders came from new accounts. In fact, the company says new buyers on the platform jumped 900% year-over-year. (The company, however, wouldnt provide its exact revenue or user numbers.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-spurs-massive-shift-in-alcohol-consumption-not-seen-since-prohibition-drizly-ceo-115833094.html
Well you have to cope some how.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,515 posts)Medicinal only.
ProfessorGAC
(65,212 posts)The rec shops are closed and the combo shops only allow entry to med card holders.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Most people want to blot out this reality.
MyOwnPeace
(16,939 posts)it's pretty much like the toilet paper issue: Whatever it is is taking place in a different place!
People aren't at the office/school/store/mall/plant anymore - they're at home. When they "gotta' go" - they will now do that at home instead of where they work.
Same with alcohol: Can't go to the bar with your "buds" after work - you're at home. Can't go out to dinner and have some before/during/after - you're at home.
At least some money is flowing somewhere in the system.