COVID-19 cases could put the kibosh on spooky festivities, curbing demand for supplies that usually deliver healthy profit margins for retailers from grocers to specialty pop-up stores.
Avoid trick-or-treating due to coronavirus this Halloween, CDC says Halloween sales could also serve as an indicator for what retailers might expect this Christmas, the largest shopping season of the year, experts say.“I expect sales will be soft all around because of the lack of gatherings,”‘ said Farla Efros, president of HRC Retail Advisory.