NEW YORK, N.Y. - Oct. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With Halloween rapidly approaching, and consumer demand for Halloween costumes, props and accessories forecasted to reach record levels, it's becoming apparent that Halloween 2006 is shaping up to be the year of the pirate, princess and super heroes! From silly to sublime to sexy, more people of all ages will be getting into the Halloween spirit and celebrating in costumes as the year's spookiest holiday approaches, say the folks at Masquerade LLC and New York City Costumes.
According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIG research, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago.
What's driving consumer demand? The big spending increase is largely due to a surge in celebrating and NO Halloween celebration is complete without it's participants bedecked and bedazzled in the latest Halloween costumes.
And what will the "best-dressed" Halloween fanatics be tricking or treating in this year? Consumer polling by the NRF and early sales trends reported by leading Halloween Costume retailers New York Costumes (www.newyorkcostumes.com), one of America's fastest growing online costume retailers, and Halloween Adventure Costume Superstores (www.halloweenadventure.com) indicate the following will be among the Top Halloween Costume Trends for 2006:
TOP 10 ADULT WOMAN COSTUMES:
www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html
1. PIRATE AND WENCH
2. WITCHES
3. SUPERHERO
4. SEXY COSTUMES
5. NURSE
6. VAMPIRESS
7. STAR WARS
8. WIZARD OF OZ
9. DISNEY CHARACTER
10. FANTASY & FAIRY
TOP 10 CHILDREN COSTUMES:
www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html
1. PRINCESS & FAIRY
2. WONDERWOMAN CHILD COSTUME
3. SUPERMAN MUSCLECHEST COSTUME
4. GREEN LANTERN
5. BATMAN
6. HARRY POTTER COSTUMES
7. SPIDERMAN
8. STAR WARS COSTUMES
9. SUPERHERO FLASH
10. FUNNY COSTUMES
Halloween Adventure are New York City and Philadelphia's largest year-round Costume Superstores, and operator of over 125 Seasonal Halloween Costume Super Stores from Coast to Coast. Headquartered in Boothwyn, PA the company operates Year-round stores Located in the East Village, NYC and Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA.
NewYorkCostumes.com is a online retailer of costumes, masks, makeup, accessories and more. Headquartered on Broadway in New York City newyorkcostumes.com ships worldwide and has doubled its online sales of costumes in each of the last 3 years.
The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services.
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According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIG research, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago.
