halloween spending

The numbers are up for spending this Halloween! What does this mean for haunters, owners, sellers, fanatics, Halloween junkies, and any other dark creatives out there? That it doesn’t matter if the economy is clawing its way out of a deep grave or 1,000′s of hard-working people are losing their jobs; they will find a way to pay for Halloween! So get excited for more trick-r-treaters, more customers, and more creepy yards and costumes. Consumers are expecting to spend $6.9 Billion this year compared to $5.8 Billion last year. This number has doubled since 2005. 7 out of 10 people are going to celebrate Halloween this year. So this makes the cost per customer around $70 bucks. They will...

  HALLOWEEN SPENDING EXPECTED TO HIT $5.8 BILLION, by Phil Wahbe, Reuters, 9/24/2010 A survey by the National Retail Federation showed the single largest expense will be on costumes for children, adults and pets. “This year, people are expected to embrace Halloween with even more enthusiasm,” Matt Shay, the federation’s chief executive, said in a statement, noting that the holiday has given Americans a welcome mental break from the stress of the economic doldrums. Two out of five Americans plan to wear a costume this year, up from one-third last year, and about 11.5 percent of consumers will dress up their pets.  Americans will spend an average of $66.28 on Halloween, including $23.37 a costume, $20.29 on candy and $18.66...