All Halloween articles – Page 4
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Category Report
All trick, no treat? Halloween Category Report 2016
Halloween sweets sales have fallen through the floor – only fancy dress and pumpkins are in significant growth
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Category Report
Halloween Category Report 2016
It’s all a bit spooky. After years of scarily good sales, value sales of Halloween goods were up just 0.6% to £143.1m last year…
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News
M&M's brings back limited edition Halloween Peanut range
The return of the range follows its 2015 performance as the number one Halloween pouch
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Halloween: 30 July
Value growth for Halloween goods in the grocers in the build up to last year’s witching season was just 0.6% to £143.1m. But this wasn’t caused by a downturn in costume sales. So, what did cause it?
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News
Halloween sales growth 'unlikely' due to competitive pricing
Price competition could threaten Halloween sales growth this year
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Analysis and Features
Confectionery brands run fewer Halloween offers in till aisles
There’s blood in the shopping aisles – and we’re not talking about brutal range rationalisation
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News
Old Speckled Hen moves into speers for Halloween
Greene King has extended Old Speckled Hen into the spirit beers market
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News
Wrigley unveils Halloween Starburst and Skittles lines
Wrigley is looking to scare up business with spooky-themed limited-edition Starburst and Skittles for Halloween.
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News
Cadbury licences get set for Halloween
Burton’s Biscuits and Premier Foods have each unveiled Halloween NPD for their Cadbury licensed ranges
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Category Report
Halloween category report 2015
How have the supermarkets responded to the risk? How will sales of costumes and Halloween goods in general fare this year?
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News
Halloween fancy dress safety is better, retailers assure parents
Halloween fancy dress safety standards have been stepped up after a Watchdog exposé of the fire risk of such products…
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Category Report
Halloween Category Report 2015
Last year a tragic accident cast a dark shadow over the annual supermarket Halloween bonanza. What’s changed since then?…
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Halloween: 1 August
Following high profile coverage of the fire risks associated with supermarket Halloween fancy dress costumes, are sales about to come crashing down?
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News
Hobgoblin hosts online Halloween gameshow
Hobgoblin is marking Halloween with an online live-streamed gameshow called Wheel of Misfortune.
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News
McColl’s launches Halloween fundraiser for cardiac charity
McColl’s Retail Group is aiming to raise more than £120,000 for charity Cardiac Risk in the Young this Halloween.
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News
The Collective debuts Halloween-themed yoghurt
Yoghurt brand The Collective has been inspired to launch a Halloween-themed limited-edition yoghurt by The Grocer.
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Category Report
Halloween Category Report 2014
Halloween is now established as one of the biggest seasonal events of the year, with latest figures putting the festival’s value at £325m in 2013, up 12% year on year.
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Category Report
Focus on Halloween
Halloween delivered £325m in sales last year. How are retailers and suppliers planning to exploit its growing potential this year?
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News
McVitie's cakes to target Halloween and Bonfire Night
UBUK-owned McVitie’s Cake Company is gearing up for Halloween and Bonfire Night by bringing back a selection of seasonal lines.
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News
Premier Foods adds Slime & Shock to Halloween line-up
Premier Foods is expanding its Halloween cake offer with two new lines from 15 September…