Home Depot’s Skelly Returns Alongside Increasingly โขElaborate Halloween Displays
ATLANTA – Halloween decorations are arriving earlier and growing larger at Home โDepot,โฃ with the returnโค of the โฃpopular Skelly โฃskeleton leading the charge. The retailer is expanding its selection of oversized dรฉcor, animatronics, โคand themed displays as โconsumers continue to embrace extended โค”spooky โseason” โcelebrations.
Home Depot’s aggressive rolloutโค of Halloween merchandise reflects a broader โtrend of earlier andโฃ more extravagant seasonal decorating. โฃTheโค National Retail Federation forecasts Halloween spending will reach a record $12.2 billion in โค2024, with 73% โof consumers planning to celebrate.โค This demand isโฃ driving โretailers to โคoffer increasingly elaborateโ and immersive Halloween experiences,capitalizing on the growing enthusiasm for the holiday.
The 12-footโข Skelly skeleton,frist introduced in 2022,quickly became a viral sensation and sold out rapidly.This โฃyear, Skelly is back alongside new, large-scaleโ options โฃincluding โฃa 15-foot spider and a โcolossal, inflatable dragon. Home Depot is also offering a widerโค range of โanimatronics, projection effects, โand โthemed collections to cater to diverse tastes.
“Customers are looking to create a bigger and more immersive Halloween experience,” โsaid Home Depot spokesperson, confirming theโ increased investment in Halloween dรฉcor. “We’re responding by offering a wider variety of products, from giantโ inflatables toโ complex animatronics, toโ help them bring their spooky visions to life.”
Beyond Skelly,โข other retailers are also expanding theirโค Halloween offerings. Lowe’sโค recentlyโค launched Disney’s Haunted Mansion collection โขin June,with the Hauntedโค mansion Hangingโ frame selling out โขin a single day. A Halloween-themed Stitch โcostume fromโข Lilo & Stitch also quickly sold out. Lowe’s โคisโ also featuring animatronics from Tim Burton’s โคFrankenweenie, including a 5-foot victor โขandโ 2-foot Sparky.
The trend towards earlier โคand largerโข Halloween displays โขis expected to continue, as retailers compete for โa โฃshare of the growingโ seasonal spending. Consumers can anticipate even more โelaborate and immersive Halloween experiences in the years to come.
