Santa Claus Makes a Run Into Halloween Territory ; Retailers Target Christmas Shoppers Earlier Than Ever This Year, Before the Nasty Heating Bills Start Piling Up.
Portland Press Herald › October 28, 2005
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Kids are still picking Ronald Reagan masks off the wall at the Halloween Shoppe. But down the corridor at Bath & Body Works, it might as well be Christmas Eve. The tree in the window is draped in tinsel and ornaments. Cashiers sell snowglobes and candy canes at the counter. "Let It Snow" rings out from unseen speakers.
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Santa Claus Makes a Run Into Halloween Territory ; Retailers Target Christmas Shoppers Earlier Than Ever This Year, Before the Nasty Heating Bills Start Piling Up.
"Christmas before Halloween, that's what it has gotten to," said Samantha Crockett of Portland, who was shopping at the Maine Mall this week.
The early jump on holiday marketing is nothing new, but it may be even more widespread this se...See the full content of this document
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