Constellation’s beer sales decline in quarter until end of May
USA | Constellation Brands’ CEO Bill Newlands blamed “non-structural socioeconomic factors” for his firm’s declining beer sales. In the first quarter of its financial year 2026 (the three months ended 31 May), Constellation’s beer depletions dipped 2.6 percent, while shipments (to retailers and consumers) dropped 3.3 percent.