Retailers expect record Halloween sales
September 22, 2017
Consumer spending for Halloween in the U.S. will jump to $9.1 billion this year, an 8.3 percent increase over the $8.4 billion spent on the holiday last year, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
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