Bart Groks Hot Topics: E-commerce and Regulation

Part II of Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson's presentation focuses on two popular topics: E-commerce, and regulatory trends.  Obviously, e-commerce bev alc sales accelerated during COVID. So did loosening bev alc regulations, as on-premise shutdowns drove temporary rules allowing direct to consumer sales in many parts of the nation. But Bart believes that e-commerce and direct to consumer privileges will actually go opposite ways in 2021: One will accelerate even more, and the other will get rolled back.  E-COMMERCE