U.S. Consumers Say Boo To Store Brand Candy on Halloween

As American consumers get set to buy nearly 600 million pounds of candy this Halloween, they are choosing fewer store brand or private label sweets, opting instead for brand name treats. During the year, store brands candy for an 8.1% share of candy sales, but in the weeks leading up to and including Halloween, the [...]

Economy To Impact 2/3 Of Families This Holiday

Washington, October 20, 2009 – Retailers are about to embark on the holiday season of the serious bargain hunter. According to NRF’s 2009 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, U.S. consumers plan to spend an average of $682.74 on holiday-related shopping, a 3.2 percent drop from last year’s $705.01.*
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