Celebrating Halloween at home is causing many Australian households to splurge on decorations and treats.
And pumpkin sales ahead of Saturday’s spooky festivities have hit record levels as families buy them to carve and create what has been a tradition overseas for centuries: the jack-o’-lantern.
Plenty of supermarkets and fruit shops have been stocking up on the easier-to-carve Halloween pumpkins, which are grown specially for the annual scarefest.
Coles has sold up to 80 per cent of its lines of confectionery,…
