Retailers go big on Halloween as Christmas concerns linger
October 10, 2022
Nearly 70 percent of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween this year, the same amount as before the pandemic, and retailers are trotting out 12-foot skeletons and mummies as consumers get in the spirit of the holiday. Merchants are hoping that added sales for Halloween will provide a revenue and profit hedge going into the Christmas selling season.
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