Labor Day Sales Strong…. But

In a quicky survey of 40 beer distributors, analyst Bonnie Herzog writes that Labor Day beer sales "appeared to grow as a result of discounting by the major domestic brewers and solid weather. We continue to wonder how sustainable volume growth will be once the discounting stops." A full 65% of wholesalers surveyed stated volumes were stronger than expected primarily because of price discounting and solid weather. On average volumes were up around 4.1% during this past holiday weekend when