Spirits Improve in May but is it Enough?

Dear Client: The spirits industry saw improved growth in the period to May 29 when compared to the prior month, but momentum is still slow. That's according to Nielsen's most recent off-premise scan data. In the 4-weeks to May 29, sales grew 1.6% and volumes gained 1.8%. Although it's not much, it's better than the 4-weeks to May 1, where sales declined -0.8% and volumes fell -0.2%.Most of that growth in the 4-weeks to May 29 is coming from the