BWS off-sales down 12%
And BWS off-sales showed a decline of 14% in the Year-To-Date figures compared with the same period in 2021.
Similarly, BWS recorded a decline of 12% in the 12 weeks to the 17th of July, with a decline of 6.4% in the latest four weeks to this date.
According to the Update, in the latest four weeks ending on the 17th of July the trend in BWS has improved moving from a YTD decline of -14% to -6.4% as the Hospitality industry began to ‘normalise’ from June 2021 “… and we are now annualizing on a more like for like base”.
In this double-digit decline pattern the Irish BWS market replicated that of the UK, with the RoI down nine points on GB.
Downsizing in spirits is also evident reports Nielsen IQ.