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2018 SOI: Beer Sales

Sales rise 1.1% on backs of imports and superpremiums By Samantha Oller on May 31, 2018

CHICAGO -- Beer sales rose 1.1% in 2017, with premium brands generating $7,758 per store per month, according to NACS preliminary State of the Industry data.

Monthly gross-profit dollars for beer rose 0.6% in 2017, with margin up slightly, according to NACS.

Beer Subcategory Sales Breakdown

C-store sales of premium beer declined in 2017 as imports, superpremium and microbrews gained, according to Nielsen.

 

Source: The Nielsen Co. | ** Percent change from a year ago

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Samantha Oller is the former managing editor, CSP/Winsight. She joined CSP in 2004 as fuels editor and continues to cover this beat for the magazine and online. In addition, Samantha oversees the C...

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