People have REALLY stocked up on Tequila for Cinco de Mayo this year!
May 5, 2020 5:00AM CDT
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Woo-hoo! Today is Cinco de Mayo!
Unfortunately, all the bars in Texas & Oklahoma are still closed. But, don’t worry, it looks like A LOT of people are going to be celebrating anyway.
According to Nielsen data, Americans have been stocking up on insane amounts of TEQUILA in the weeks leading up to Cinco de Mayo. For the past month, tequila has been the top-selling liquor in the country with sales going up 54.2%.
Wow!
Also, overall alcohol sales are up 24.4% over the past seven weeks compared to the same seven week stretch one year ago.
Now pass me that bottle of tequila! I have margaritas to make…
[Source: MarketWatch]