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Despite the recession, Halloween is hotter than ever. According to IBISWorld, a market-research firm, Halloween sales will reach a record-breaking $6 billion in 2009, up 4.2% from last year. Retailers from Biloxi, Miss., to Brooklyn, N.Y., are reporting strong Halloween revenue. Over the past four years alone, the Halloween industry - which includes costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards - has grown a remarkable 48.5%. The holiday even broke sales records in 2008, when the economy was a real horror show. "A year ago, Halloween was all about escaping a crisis," says Toon van Beeck, a senior analyst for IBISWorld...
...resilience in the face of a recession would seem to make some sense. It's relatively cheap fun, and parents aren't about to steal candy from their babies by grounding trick-or-treating. The kiddies, however, aren't driving the growth. "Sales of adult items are surprisingly strong," says Nick Pardasani, CEO of costumes4less.com, an online retailer. "Children's costumes used to dominate. Now it's about half and half." Pardasani says his sales are up 40% this year. Michael Jackson, Bernie Madoff and Kate Gosselin outfits are flying off the shelves, according to Spirit Halloween. (Read...
...think Americans want a strong two-party system and want to see the loyal opposition challenge the assumptions and ideas of the party in power,” said Axelrod. “But they want it done in a constructive way, and sometimes, in the last ten months, we haven’t seen that...
...father of our country. To sacrifice the reputation, dignity, and heroism of a visionary man as a “symbol” for the worst excesses committed by colonial governments is both unfair and obtuse. Christopher Columbus—in his courage, independence of mind, and strong faith—rather symbolizes what was best about our civilization, not what was worst...
It’s this prowess in fiscal management that drew Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith to Kirwan—in an e-mailed statement last month, he cited Kirwan’s “history of building and leading strong administrative organizations” as a strength she will bring to her new post as Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean for Administration and Finance...