Debra Borchardt
Happy July 10. 710 is a thing for cannabis consumers. If you don’t know what that is, it’s okay. We’re here to help you learn. July 10 is or 710 is becoming a big sales promotion day and is growing in popularity. Cannabis consumers are always happy to find a new reason to celebrate and since 420 has been adopted by even non-cannabis consumers, 710 or Dab Day is the latest insider holiday.
If you turn the numbers upside down, it loosely resembles the word “OIL.” So, fans of cannabis oil as using that as an excuse to celebrate. Not convinced?
According to MJ Freeway, point-of-sale (POS) data from thousands of cannabis retailers across the U.S., Monday, July 10, 2017 sales were 15% higher than average Monday sales. The 15% increase can be wholly attributable to increased concentrate purchases. Concentrate category sales jumped 18% on July 10, 2017. In the last three years, year-over-year 710 holiday sales growth has averaged 19%.
In addition to that, MJ Freeway predicts a sales spike of more than 25% today. Of course, these sales pale in comparison to 420 sales, but it is significant enough for dispensary owners to recognize it. Plus since 420 has been so heavily commercialized, it gives cannabis consumers a new secret handshake.
Cannabis oil can also be described as concentrates or extracts and has become one of the fastest growing categories for sales. It’s been well documented that flower sales have either stalled or declined as oil sales increased. MJ Freeway noted that the flower category share as a percent of total product sales has declined 14% since 2014. Comparably, edible category share growth is up 2% since 2014.
The company went on to say that on average, individual cannabis retail locations have experienced the following product sales growth since 2014:
- Concentrate sales have grown 412%
- Edibles have grown 272%
- Flower sales have grown 149%
Flowhub Data
Cannabis data provider Flowhub has also picked up on this trend in sales growth. The seed-to-sale software company tracked a sample set of cannabis consumers on this holiday over the course of one year. They found that there was an 88% growth in concentrate sales when comparing 7/10/2016 against 7/10/2017 for the same sample set of customers. ($15,053.75 in 2016 and $121,802.14 in 2017). In comparison to an average Monday, sales of concentrates increased 34% on Dabs Day 2017, and in comparison to an average Tuesday, sales of concentrates increased 26% on Dabs Day 2017.
Promotions
Cannabis oil companies aren’t missing the opportunity to use the holiday to promote their products. The Green Solution is offering up to two grams of NectarBee shatter, wax and pie crust concentrates for $24.95 each on July 10. If there isn’t a dispensary in your area, the online cannabis catalog on iheartjane.com currently has over 20,000+ cannabis products specific to the “extracts” category, which is the largest offering in the world.
If companies aren’t sure how to approach this holiday, MJ Freeway has created two retail guides:
