UK Halloween Market: Trends, Consumer Behaviour, Category Performance and Retail Opportunities, 2025

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The GlobalData Retail UK Halloween 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the major retail occasion of Halloween. The report analyses the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes.

The proportion of UK consumers who purchased retail items for Halloween dipped marginally in 2025. While the number of shoppers buying into this event appears to be plateauing, now broadly in line with 2019 levels for the second consecutive year, those who do take part are investing more in the occasion.

Key Highlights

The proportion of UK consumers who purchased items for Halloween dipped marginally in 2025.

The proportion of Halloween shoppers buying decorations has risen significantly for the second consecutive year.

Value for money was the leading driver of retailer selection this Halloween.

Reasons to Buy

Use our in-depth consumer insight to learn which Halloween product categories are shopped the most by consumers and to ensure that product offers are catering to the needs and wants of customers.

Understand what drives consumers to use a retailer for their purchases, such as convenience, value for money and delivery options in order to maximise sales potential.

Use our average spend data to understand how much consumers are paying in each Halloween category.

Aldi
Amazon
Argos
ASDA
B&M
Boots
Co-op
Farmfoods
Flying Tiger Copenhagen
H&M
HMV
Home Bargains
Iceland
John Lewis & Partners
Lidl
Marks & Spencer
Matalan
Morrisons
Next
Poundland
Primark
Sainsbury's
Shein
Superdrug
Temu
Tesco
TG Jones
The Works
TK Maxx
Waitrose & Partners
WH Smith

Table of Contents

KEY FINDINGS

Summary of Halloween 2025

The key findings

Trend insight – stores

Trend insight – online

CONSUMER ATTITUDES

Buying dynamics

Financial wellbeing

Halloween spending

Financial spending

Halloween activities

Halloween statements

Retailer selection

Retailer ratings – grocers

Retailer ratings – non-food retailers

Buying dynamics

Retailer drivers by category

DECORATIONS

Buying dynamics

Retailer selection

Channel usage

Store type

Device usage

Fulfilment

Buying dynamics

CLOTHING & COSTUMES

Buying dynamics

Retailer selection

Channel usage

Store type

Device usage

Fulfilment

Buying dynamics

FOOD & DRINK

Buying dynamics

Retailer selection

Channel usage

Store type

Device usage

Fulfilment

Buying dynamics

ENTERTAINMENT & STATIONERY

Buying dynamics

Retailer selection

Channel usage

Store type

Device usage

Fulfilment

Buying dynamics

METHODOLOGY

Table

Retailer ratings across key measures – grocers, 2025

Retailer ratings across key measures – non-food retailers, 2025

Products bought on discount or promotion, 2024 & 2025

Average spend on decorations by those who bought decorations (£), 2024 & 2025

Retailers shopped at for decorations, ppt change on 2024

Categories purchased – pumpkins, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among pumpkins shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – home decorations, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among home decorations shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – tableware, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among tableware shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Products bought on impulse, across all decorations categories, 2024 & 2025

Average spend on clothing & costumes by those who bought clothing & costumes (£), 2024 & 2025

Retailers shopped at for clothing & costumes, ppt change on 2024

Categories purchased – kids clothing & costumes, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among kids clothing & costumes shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – costume accessories, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among costume accessories shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – adult costumes, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among adult costumes shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Products bought on impulse, across all clothing & costumes categories, 2024 & 2025

Average spend on food & drink by those who bought food & drink (£), 2024 & 2025

Retailers shopped at for food & drink, ppt change on 2024

Categories purchased – sweets & candy, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among sweets & candy shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – chocolate, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among chocolate shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – party food & drink, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among party food & drink shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – cakes, 2024 & 2025

Top 10 retailers among cakes shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Products bought on impulse, across all food & drink categories, 2024 & 2025

Average spend on entertainment & stationery by those who bought entertainment & stationery (£), 2024 & 2025

Retailers shopped at for entertainment & stationery, ppt change on 2024

Categories purchased – film & music, 2024 & 2025

Top 5 retailers among film & music shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Categories purchased – stationery & books, 2024 & 2025

Top 5 retailers among stationery & books shoppers, 2024 & 2025

Products bought on impulse, across all entertainment & stationery categories, 2024 & 2025

Figures

Halloween shopper penetration (2018-2025)

Top five Halloween activities (2025)

Halloween shoppers' spending compared to last year (2025)

Top retailers shopped at for clothing & costumes (2025)

Food & drink categories purchased (2025)

Halloween participant penetration, by demographic & region, 2024 & 2025

Halloween shopper penetration, by demographic & region, 2023, 2024 & 2025

Halloween retail penetration, by demographic & region, 2023, 2024 & 2025

Halloween retail shopper profile, by demographic & region, 2025

Halloween leisure penetration, by demographic & region, 2023, 2024 & 2025

Financial wellbeing compared to last year, 2024 & 2025

Halloween spending compared to last year, 2024 & 2025

How consumers financed Halloween spending, 2024 & 2025

Halloween activities undertaken, 2025, and change on 2024

Halloween statements: agreement and disagreement, 2025, and change on 2024

Which retailer did the best job at communicating and promoting deals for Halloween, 2025

Products bought on discount, 2024 & 2025

Discounts received on Halloween purchases, 2024 & 2025

Summary of retailer drivers by category, 2025

Halloween decorations penetration, total (2023-2025) and by demographic (2025) (%)

Top 10 retailers shopped at for Halloween decorations, 2024 & 2025

What's driving retailer selection (decorations shopping) 2025, & ppt change on 2024

Consumers using each channel for purchasing Halloween decorations, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each store type for purchasing Halloween decorations, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each device for purchasing Halloween decorations, 2024 & 2025

Fulfilment options for Halloween decorations purchases made online, 2024 & 2025

Halloween 2025 pumpkins penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 pumpkins penetration

Halloween 2025 home decorations penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 home decorations penetration

Halloween 2025 tableware penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 tableware penetration

Planned/impulse purchases (overall decorations shopping), 2025

Halloween clothing & costumes penetration, total (2023-2025) and by demographic (2025) (%)

Top 10 retailers shopped at for Halloween clothing & costumes, 2024 & 2025

What's driving retailer selection (clothing & costumes shopping) 2025, & ppt change on 2024

Consumers using each channel for purchasing Halloween clothing & costumes, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each store type for purchasing Halloween clothing & costumes, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each device for purchasing Halloween clothing & costumes, 2024 & 2025

Fulfilment options for Halloween clothing & costumes purchases made online, 2024 & 2025

Halloween 2025 kids clothing & costumes penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 kids clothing & costumes penetration

Halloween 2025 costume accessories penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 costume accessories penetration

Halloween 2025 adult costumes penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 adult costumes penetration

Planned/impulse purchases (overall clothing & costumes shopping), 2025

Halloween food & drink penetration, total (2023-2025) and by demographic (2025) (%)

Top 10 retailers shopped at for Halloween food & drink, 2024 & 2025

What's driving retailer selection (food & drink shopping) 2025, & ppt change on 2024

Consumers using each channel for purchasing Halloween food & drink, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each store type for purchasing Halloween food & drink, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each device for purchasing Halloween food & drink, 2024 & 2025

Fulfilment options for Halloween food & drink purchases made online, 2024 & 2025

Halloween 2025 kids sweets & candy penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 sweets & candy penetration

Halloween 2025 chocolate penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 chocolate penetration

Halloween 2025 party food & drink penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 party food & drink penetration

Halloween 2025 cakes penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 cakes penetration

Planned/impulse purchases (overall clothing & costumes shopping), 2025

Halloween entertainment & stationery penetration, total (2023-2025) and by demographic (2025) (%)

Top 10 retailers shopped at for Halloween entertainment & stationery, 2024 & 2025

What's driving retailer selection (entertainment & stationery shopping) 2025, & ppt change on 2024

Consumers using each channel for purchasing Halloween entertainment & stationery, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each store type for purchasing Halloween entertainment & stationery, 2024 & 2025

Consumers using each device for purchasing Halloween entertainment & stationery, 2024 & 2025

Fulfilment options for Halloween entertainment & stationery purchases made online, 2024 & 2025

Halloween 2025 film & music penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 film & music penetration

Halloween 2025 stationery & books penetration (and by demographic), and 2024 & 2025 stationery & books penetration

Planned/impulse purchases (overall entertainment & stationery shopping), 2025

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