Oct 27, 2012
Retail Sales Stay Steady for HalloweenBy Sia NyorkorArticles.KWCH.com

Wichita, KS – This Halloween , retailers are expecting shoppers to spend eight billion dollars nationwide. That’s up one billion from last year. Local shop owners tell us, they’re cashing in this holiday.

“Night lights for my grandson and then a door hanger for a friend and a doormat,” says Marcia Nester, describing the list of things she’s purchased this season.

Her list is long. Simply put, Marcia Nester says she loves Halloween decorations, right down to the orange and black fingernail polish she has on as she pays for the newest items to add to her collection.

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