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11 August 2026

Supply Chain Shock: Why Halloween Candy is Out in Summer!

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Source reporting: FreightWaves

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Supply Chain Shock: Why Halloween Candy is Out in Summer!

Get ready for “Summerween”! Retailers are stocking Halloween candy in August, but it’s not just an anomaly. Sotira CEO Amrita Bhasin joins FreightWaves Today to reveal how macro challenges like tariffs and changing consumer habits (hello, GLP-1 drugs!) are pushing inventory planning earlier and creating massive overstock issues. Discover why the reverse logistics of returns is a growing sustainability problem and what brands are doing to adapt their products and marketing to these disruptive trends.

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