Quarantinis on (and in) the house... Booze is booming as Americans stock up for their corona-induced worries. Alcohol sales popped 55% for the week ending March 21. Tequila, gin, and pre-made cocktails were most popular, with sales up 75%. Beer, which has lost shelf-space in fridges for years, jumped 42% — sales of hoardable 24 and 30-packs were up 90%. And virtual booze-choosing is thriving: online sales surged 243%. Still, keg kings like Bud-maker ABInbev are losing out on massive lost sales from closed restaurants and bars.
Trust me, I'm a (tele) doctor... The virtual healthcare trend is accelerating as socially-distanced patients avoid potentially germ-infested offices — adoption of telemedicine has sped up dramatically: March telehealth visits soared 50%, with virtual health-care interactions expected to top 1B by the end of the year. Teladoc reported a 50% jump in daily visits, with 15K video requests per day. TBD whether the telehealth trend will hold once the crisis is over.