Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns
Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start this year as U. S. consumers grapple with high living costs and eye-popping chocolate prices. Halloween candy sales fell 6. 7% in the month ending Oct. 17 compared to the same period last year, according to NielsenIQ, a market research firm. Nielsen also noted an 11. 7% decline in candy sales in mid-September, erasing the preseason gains that Halloween candy enjoyed the previous two years. Chris Costagli, a vice president and food thought leader at...
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- Halloween candy sales are off to a slow start amid high chocolate prices and affordability concerns
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