Bud Light Might Soon Lose Retail Shelf Space Amid Boycott: Experts

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In the midst of a months-long boycott against Bud Light, some experts have forecast that the Anheuser-Busch owned brand will soon lose coveted retail shelf space

experts have forecast that the Anheuser-Busch owned brand will soon lose coveted retail shelf space as sales continue to slide.

Beer industry experts, wholesalers, and a former Anheuser-Busch executive told ABC News Friday that places like 7-Eleven, QuikTrip, and Walmart may decrease Bud Light’s refrigerator space in stores.

โ€œDuring a busy shopping period on a Friday or Saturday night, if you donโ€™t have the beer available cold on the shelf, consumers pick something else,โ€ former Anheuser-Busch InBev executive Anson Frericks, a frequent critic of his former company, told the outlet. He noted that shelf space isย โ€œthe single largest determinant of sales in a store,” and warned there will be a “dramatic shift” for Bud Light.

Dave Williams, vice president of analytics and insights at Bump Williams Consulting, said that retailers often watch for sales figures to determine what brands would be given the best shelf space.

โ€œThereโ€™s explosive growth on one side and sharp decline on the other,โ€ Mr. Williams said, according to the broadcaster. โ€œThis does have that ripple effect where if Bud Light loses space on the shelf, that could make it a longer-term endeavor to claw back to where they were if theyโ€™re ever able to do that in the first place.โ€

According to aย reportย from Drinks Market Analysis from several years ago, about 80 percent of beer sales occur at retailers or similar locations where consumers take the product home. The other 20 percent of sales occur at restaurants and bars.

Over a month period ending in early September, sales for Bud Light dropped about 27 percent year-over-year, according to Bump Williams Consulting. Those figures are consistent with Bud Light’s previous weekly sales figures since the boycott erupted in early April.

The Epoch Times has contacted Anheuser-Busch InBev for comment on the report Friday.

A general manager at a Wisconsin Anheuser-Busch distributor, who wasn’t named, told ABC that retailers do not expect a “drastic change” anytime soon. But he warned that the Bud Light “boycott has lasted longer than anybody thought,” adding, “Every retailer has their own opinion for what sales warrant on their shelves. Time will tell.”

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