adilt character costumes

As of this writing, it''s hard to tell whether e-tailers would be getting a trick or a treat this Halloween: While significantly more consumers-- adilt 39% compared to 3% last year--said they would be shopping character and costumes online for their holiday supplies, almost all of it would be of the lastminute, impulsive buying variety according adilt to online market research service E-BuyersGuide.com. As of Oct. 15,98% of those consumers surveyed via the Web said they hadn''t done any of their online shopping yet. Forty percent said they would spend $25-75, with adult costumes, candy, decorations, character children''s costumes costumes and books topping the list. Target grand-opened the latest version of its SuperT format 12 days ago in Orlando, unveiling what could be the chain''s model going forward. The store comes complete with a branded grocery department, re-merchandised home furnishings and toy departments, expanded private label programs across most categories, and even a Starbucks located just inside adilt the store entrance.

The character 185,000-sq.-ft. store is slightly smaller than Wal-Mart''s costumes 225,000-sq.-ft. adilt unit and is open from 7 a.m. to midnight. The Wal-Mart supercenter operates around the clock.Target''s character 16th SuperT is closer to the chain''s ideal format, according to one costumes industry consultant, although it is similar to a unit that opened near Atlanta last spring, with some very visible merchandising changes.The presence of a full-service Starbucks, adilt complete with seating and a pastry counter just inside the character store''s left entrance, says a lot about the retailers'' target audience. In fact, Target is working very hard to costumes upscale the grocery business adilt in much the same way it has with its discount stores. Brightly colored signs and artfully displayed produce greet customers as they enter the grocery side of the building, which is branded Archer Farms Market.

Prepared foods, pizza, deli and bakery departments wrap around the produce area, and Krispy Kreme donuts character and costumes sit in self-serve cases along the perimeter. Sushi, which was previously displayed at a dedicated service counter near the prepared foods, has been moved. Pre-packed sushi combinations are now in a self-service refrigerated island adilt at the edge of the produce department.The Archer Farms private label program has been expanded to an estimated 100 skus. Bread products, including hamburger character rolls and buns, milk and eggs all sport the Archer Farms label, although the store''s branded costumes ice cream that was present in Atlanta was absent from the Orlando store.