06/10/2026
Average Halloween spend in US is expected to hit $115.14, essentially flat with last year's $114.45, per the National Retail Federation's survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.
But behind that flat number is a shift in behavior:
🔸 23% of early shoppers started buying in September or earlier specifically to spread out spending,
🔸 21% were drawn in by promotions too good to pass up.
Flat spend with earlier, more calculated buying means your promotional timing now matters more than your discount size.
A seasonal retailer runs Reactev's Smart Promotions to plan discounts by segment ahead of the peak, locking the reference price weeks before the campaign so early shoppers see a genuinely lower price, not an inflated one rolled back.
Reactev's AI Price Optimization Platform turns promotion planning into a calculated exercise, not a guess. Is your promotional calendar built for the shopper who buys early, or the one who waits?