Halloween's Candy and Costume Industries

Leading into an expected end-of-the-year consumer spending splurge, one could think of Halloween as a holiday season primer. Last week, the global leader in foot traffic analysis, ShopperTrak, predicted that November and December holiday retail sales will increase 3.3%  in the upcoming season, on the rise from the prior year. Growth in foot traffic is expected to be positive for the first time in half a decade.