Beer Lags in “Lukewarm” Labor Day Scans

Dear Client: Circana’s full Labor Day read has landed, and the holiday showing can best be summed up as “lukewarm,” writes Scott Scanlon. Indeed, the dollar trend for total bev alc wasn’t terrible, but certainly not great, down 1.2% for the two weeks ending September 6. Behind the tepid showing was “a bit of a mixed bag,” as Scott put it, with spirits providing the lone growth trend among the major categories, wine showing some improvement and beer bringing up