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Halloween

  • Halloween Shifts to Seasonal Celebration, Resulting in Spending Surge

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion in various retail channels this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch and released yesterday.

  • Wisconsin Brings Great Cheeses To 'Greatest Expo on Earth'

    MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) here will unveil upcoming retail promotions and spotlight new cheeses from America's Dairyland at the annual International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) Show June 11 to June 13 in Orlando, Fla.

  • Hy-Vee Sponsors Kids' Halloween Fundraiser for Hurricane Victims

    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- What started as a 10-year-old Iowa girl's idea for helping other kids in need, has blossomed into a nationwide fundraising drive with a goal of raising more than $1 million for young victims of hurricane disasters.

  • Price Chopper Scares Up Double the Halloween Fun for a Good Cause

    SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- The evening before its two latest replacement stores opened in Oswego and Oneida, N.Y., Price Chopper hosted two Halloween fundraising parties to benefit the local Onondaga-Oswego and Madison-Oneida Red Cross Chapters, as well as the Katrina Relief Fund.

  • Wal-Mart Same-Store Sales Top Expectations for October

    BENTONVILLE, Ark.--Wal-Mart Stores here said Saturday that same-store stores in October are expected to have grown 4.3 percent, topping its earlier guidance of 2 to 4 percent, thanks to stronger general merchandise sales.

  • Bashas' Starts Halloween Early at New Chandler Store

    CHANDLER, Ariz. -- To celebrate the upcoming grand opening of its latest Bashas¿ unit here, family-owned regional supermarket chain Bashas' is holding two free events next week -- a sneak preview of the new store and indoor trick-or-treating.

  • Shaw's Supermarkets/Star Markets to Be Honored by March of Dimes

    WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets/Star Markets, based here, will be honored tonight at the 2005 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian Award Gala for its support of the March of Dimes. The formal event will raise money to help prevent birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

  • Cub Foods to Host Storewide Halloween Parties

    STILLWATER, Minn. -- Cub Foods this Halloween will host kids and their families in stores at a Cub4Kids Trick or Treat event, which will take place from 5 p.m. through 7 p.m. at all 52 Cub Food units.
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