{"id":27220,"date":"2022-10-18T18:11:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T22:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/are-retailers-ready-for-a-trick-or-a-treat-this-halloween\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T22:36:22","slug":"are-retailers-ready-for-a-trick-or-a-treat-this-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/are-retailers-ready-for-a-trick-or-a-treat-this-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Store Ready for Halloween Festivities!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retailers should prepare their stores for Halloween! Whether it\u2019s making sure you\u2019re stocked up on plenty of candy or getting your Halloween themed displays prepped and ready to go, the holiday is quickly approaching so make sure your store is ready to go for the festivities!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Spending for Halloween this year is projected to reach a record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbiteam.com\/news\/2022-bbi-analysis-of-the-nra-halloween-trends#:~:text=2022%20Halloween%20Trends&amp;text=NCA%20is%20projecting%20a%205,earlier%20than%20in%20previous%20years.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ee8723;\">$10.6 billion according to National Retail Federation. Which includes $3.1 billion spent on candy and $3.4 billion spent on decorations.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #57575b;\">There is going to be an expected <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbiteam.com\/news\/2022-bbi-analysis-of-the-nra-halloween-trends#:~:text=2022%20Halloween%20Trends&amp;text=NCA%20is%20projecting%20a%205,earlier%20than%20in%20previous%20years.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ee8723;\">5% increase in candy sales this year,<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #57575b;\">so get your store\u2019s candy shelves stocked and ready to go! Some of the top selling Halloween candies include\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nathanieleasington\/2021\/10\/12\/americas-favorite-halloween-candy-2021-state-by-state-best-halloween-candy-worst-candy-reeses-skittles-candy-corn\/?sh=7838211a5157\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" linktext=\"src: forbes.com\"><span style=\"color: #57575b;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Orange-Candy-Corn-Halloween-Party-Instagram-Post-Flyer-Portrait-1.png\" alt=\"Orange Candy Corn Halloween Party Instagram Post (Flyer (Portrait)) (1)\" width=\"421\" height=\"651\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 421px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">src: forbes.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to making sure you have plenty of Halloween candy stocked, you should also keep an eye on your pumpkin supply. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbiteam.com\/news\/2022-bbi-analysis-of-the-nra-halloween-trends#:~:text=2022%20Halloween%20Trends&amp;text=NCA%20is%20projecting%20a%205,earlier%20than%20in%20previous%20years.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ee8723;\">44% of people plan to carve a pumpkin this Halloween season<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #ee8723;\">, <\/span><\/strong>so consider setting up a retail display at the front of your store with pumpkins and carving kits! You could even print out some flyers that showcase different carving designs to give your customers inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When your store is more festive and decorated, consumers are more likely to purchase holiday-themed goods. You should change your front displays to fit the Halloween theme, so that it will be the first thing shoppers see when they walk in the door. Some fun ideas for your front displays are\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: windowtext;\"><\/span><strong>Trick or treat buckets and candy <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: windowtext;\"><\/span><strong>Halloween themed baked goods <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: windowtext;\"><\/span><strong>Pumpkins and carving\/decorating kits<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: windowtext;\"><\/span><strong>Halloween decorations and party supplies <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We hope this gets you in the Halloween spirit and helps you spookify your store for the season!<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/retail-trends-for-c-stores-and-grocers-this-fall\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ee8723;\">Read About Other Fall Trends to Try in Your Store This Fall<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retailers should prepare their stores for Halloween! Whether it\u2019s making sure you\u2019re stocked up on plenty of candy or getting your Halloween themed displays prepped and ready to go, the holiday is quickly approaching so make sure your store is ready to go for the festivities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":27223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[197,202,201,196],"class_list":["post-27220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-featured","tag-retailer-trends","tag-retailer-trends-c-stores-convenience-stores","tag-retailer-trends-for-grocers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/244"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27222,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27220\/revisions\/27222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goebt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}