This year, US consumers will spend an average of $86 on Halloween including candy, costumes and dcor, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). In total, the holiday will rake in $9bn. Candy will account for $2.6bn of those sales, but unlike costumes which two-thirds of the NRFs survey respondents said they would buy more than 9 in 10 consumers will buy candy. [more...]

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When you go trick-or-treating, it seems like everything is actually a treat. Pillowcases, plastic pumpkins and cauldrons are filled to the brim with packaged sweets and delights every single year. But with Halloween just around the corner, we wondered: What are the most popular Halloween candies in America?Read more...