IRI: Wine and Spirits Achieve Highest Absolute Dollars Christmas Week

Dear Client:   While the full-year 2022 data sets aren't in just yet, IRI's latest weekly report for the week ended December 25 showed a "very merry Christmas as the expected holiday surge delivered and will likely continue forward for another week to account for New Year's celebrations," writes IRI's Scott Scanlon.  Indeed, total bev alc sales reached $1.74 billion for the week in IRI-measured channels, an increase of 4% vs a year ago and up 26% vs the prior