# Hershey warns Americans squeezed by gas prices are buying less candy—and Halloween’s final days are ‘really critical’

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-10-30T17:23:43+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/hershey-halloween-candy-sales-gas-prices-inflation-consumers/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/hershey-warns-americans-squeezed-by-gas-prices-are-buying-less-candy-a-06fa9c/

Candy sales at convenience stores fell 5% in September, and Hershey’s exec says the company now needs consumers to “show up” in the last days before Halloween.

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