From the $330 giant Halloween skeleton to the $1,000 backyard playset, her O’Fallon, Missouri, home was already overflowing with Costco bounty. Determined to buy just what her family needed that ...

but retailers saw small growth in novelty nonchocolate candy, licorice, breath fresheners, seasonal nonchocolate Halloween candy and seasonal chocolate Valentine’s Day and Easter candy.

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