Retailers are optimistic that the Halloween season will bring big business for costumes, candy and decorations this year.
Retailers are optimistic that the Halloween season will bring big business for costumes, candy and decorations this year.
A number of Portland-area pumpkin patches opened this month, and pop-up costume store Spirit Halloween boasts 15 Oregon locations.
Total spending on Halloween is expected to reach $6.9 billion this year, according to the NRF survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, with the average shopper projected to spend $75.03. Last year, consumers spent an average of $79.82.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
