Ghosts, goblins and spending.

With today’s poor economic situation, people have found a way to cut back on frivolous spending. Despite the scary situation, however, people continue to spend on essential Halloween products.

“We have seen an increase in sales compared to last year,” said Matt Kiep, assistant manager of the Factory Card & Party Outlet, 2350 Sycamore Road. “According to our sales from last year, we’ve actually increased significantly compared to last year for almost this whole month.”
Kiep attributed the increase in sales at his store to two factors: he said that they have a larger selection of costumes and merchandise than any other store in DeKalb, and that the annual Spirit Halloween store not coming back to DeKalb forced buyers to look elsewhere for Halloween merchandise.

Kiep said they were the top-selling store in their district and that they were selling so much Halloween merchandise that they had to get costumes and other merchandise shipped to them from other stores.

For the DeKalb Confectionary, 149 N. Second St., it is hard to determine the affects Halloween has on its sales.

“Obviously candy does well during the Halloween period,” said co-owner Tom Smith. “We typically see an increase in sales near Halloween, but during this time we also begin selling our caramel apples which are very popular as well.”

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