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Halloween mask sales predict Obama win 60-40
Polls may show a hotly contested presidential election. But sales of Halloween masks of the candidates are already calling the race. President Obama masks have been outselling those of his Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a 60% to 40% margin,...
Tags: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Google Inc., Politics
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Make a Halloween costume, On The Cheap style
Do you want to hear something really scary? The average person is expected to spend nearly $80 this year on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy, according to the National Retail Federation. That's up from about $72 last year. That sure sounds like...
Tags: Home Heating, Petroleum Industry, Government, Pen Argyl, Safety of Citizens
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Affordable Halloween Options At Goodwill
WGNO NewsLooking for a Halloween costume, but not willing to shell out $50, $80, even upwards of $100 on a new one? Vanessa Bolano takes us to a store many flock to this time of year for a bargain. “All of the college students are in looking for inspiration...Tags: Halloween, Holidays
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Amazon.com to hire more than 50,000 extra workers for holidays
Amazon.com, the online retailer that has many brick-and-mortar companies on the defensive, said it will hire more than 50,000 seasonal employees nationwide for the holiday shopping season. That’s more than double the 20,000 full-time workers that...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Walmart, Target, Holidays
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Best place to trick-or-treat? San Francisco, study says
Trick-or-treating connoisseurs should head to San Francisco come Halloween for a ghoulish jaunt that involves the least walking, the most candy and the safest streets for kids, according to a new report. Despite its hilly geography, San Francisco tops...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Halloween, Holidays
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Here's Something Scary: 17 Shopping Days Until Halloween
The Hartford CourantIf Mitt Romney or Barak Obama show up at your door at the end of the month, they'll likely be looking for candy, not votes. In the third annual Halloween Shopping Survey released by thrift retailer Savers Inc., close to 40 percent of respondents said...Tags: Fashion Shows, Services and Shopping, Entertainment, Big Lots Incorporated, Mitt Romney
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How to have a hoot on Halloween without spending too much
The average American will spend about $80 on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy this year, according to a consumer spending survey by the National Retail Federation. Getting into the spirit of Halloween doesn't have to mean breaking the bank,...
Tags: Pumpkin, Halloween, Holidays
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Holiday sales seen rising 4.1 percent in 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail...
Tags: Washington, DC, Hobbies, Economic Indicator, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Toys "R" Us, Inc.
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Along with costumes, Halloween means local jobs
Normally, we'd associate "The Holiday Shopping Season" with that period of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. But the National Retail Federation projects Americans to spend more than ever for all things costume, candy and decorations. There's a...
Tags: Halloween, Holidays
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Retail group expects record Halloween spending
Halloween has become a holiday for the masses, retailers are happy to say, with more Americans than ever planning this year to decorate homes, dress up, attend or throw a party or take kids trick or treating. A consumer spending survey done for the...Tags: Consumers, Halloween, Holidays
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Record number in U.S. will celebrate Halloween, spend $8 billion
More people than ever before will get their spooky on for Halloween this year, even though most said they’ll be watching what they spend on decorations, costumes and candy. Some 170 million Americans will celebrate the creepy holiday, according...
Tags: Google Inc., Halloween, Holidays
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