Spirits Grow 3% in January

Dear Client: January was a good month for spirits. Yes we were against easy comparisons since January 2010 was flat, but it's still good news for a month that is usually slow. Spirits dollar sales grew 3% in the 4-weeks to February 5, while volumes climbed 2.6%, according to Nielsen scans in food, drug, c-stores and liquor stores across the country. Although December†s growth was stronger at 4.5% in sales and 3.6% in volumes, this is a good score