Logistics Market Snapshot - October 2015

The October Edition of Logistics Market Snapshot is now available!

Download your free .PDF copy directly from the website [HERE].

 

With Halloween only days away, below are some spooky supply chain & logistics facts...

  • The average person celebrating Halloween will spend $74.34, compared to $77.52 last year.  total spending on Halloween is expected to reach $6.9 billion.  (Source:  NRF)
  • Competition for available retail space will be fiercer this year, as the market for Halloween pop-up stores has grown by 30% during the last 4 years.  (Source:  enVista)
  • Last year, U.S. companies imported over 65,000 metric tons of Halloween paraphernalia, with the majority arriving in June, July, and August.  That's the equivalent to three ocean cargo-ships (18,000+ containers) filled to the rim with orange and black goodies.  (Source:  Zepol)
  • As the pumpkin-spice trend grows (pumpkin-flavored products accounted for $361 million in sales in 2014), U.S. consumers now have the option of buying more than 100 different pumpkin-flavored foods including Pumpkin Spice Oreos, Pumpkin Pie Spice Pringles, Pumpkin Spice Jell-O, and even Pumpkin Spice Country Crock spread.  (Source:  Nielsen)