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Early Halloween sales strong

Halloween is still five weeks away and sales are well ahead of this time last year.

We are chasing a minimum of 25% year on year growth from the season this year. We set goals for every season.

There is something to be said for going out early with a season, especially one that many other retailers usually come late to.

Halloween is fun and easy. At this time in the season most purchases are impulse – a welcome addition to the basket.

I know of some newsagents who don’t like the season, saying it’s American (which it’s not) and that it won;t work (it usually does).  This is a fun season, perfect for warming he business up in the run home to Christmas.

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  1. Michael

    We are trying a small Halloween order this year and are probably going to put it out some time next week.
    We hope this will work as well.

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  2. Al

    Hi Mark just wondering what happens to the unsold seasonal stocks, like the Halloween stocks, do u just keep them for next year? I know with Xmas cards suppliers can take them back, not sure about other stuffs.

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  3. Ben

    Would like to have a go, who are the suppliers in Victoria for Halloween?

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  4. Mark Fletcher

    Al, we make sure we sell out. We have a quit process to drive this.

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