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In addition, candy producers pushed for DST to end after Halloween so trick-or-treaters would have an extra hour of daylight. Still, there are some benefits associated with daylight saving time. According to National Geographic News, research shows that ...findingDulcinea · 3/9/2013
There's evidence the candy industry provided at least minimal support to extending DST, as Halloween was included in the expansion. Continued... A USA Today article from 2005 said retailers thought it would boost business by keeping people out shopping …Troy Record · 3/10/2013
There’s evidence the candy industry provided at least minimal support to extending DST, as Halloween was included in the expansion. A USA Today article from 2005 said retailers thought it would boost business by keeping people out shopping later.Reporter · 3/9/2013
... Time in the Fall was due to intensive lobbying by candy manufacturers who felt that it would increase candy sales for Halloween. Preliminary data showed little real impact on candy sales." In Arizona, we don't care about candy sales when it comes to ...Prescott eNews · ByLynne Lamaster · 3/10/2013
Continued... There's evidence the candy industry provided at least minimal support to extending DST, as Halloween was included in the expansion. A USA Today article from 2005 said retailers thought it would boost business by keeping people out shopping …Morning Journal · 3/9/2013
According to Downing -- author of "Spring Forward, The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time" -- the industry claimed "one more month of daylight savings meant $200 million more in selling of barbecues and charcoal." "For the golf industry ...The Huffington Post · 3/28/2013
“The candy-makers have long wanted to have Halloween’s trick-or-treat covered by daylight savings, for the children to be able to collect more candy,” he said. However, at least one US industry objected to the most recent change: the airlines.Raw Story · 3/28/2013
especially on years like this when Halloween falls on a school night. Click here for a previous story on the history of daylight saving time. Will bars stay open later tonight for the daylight saving time change? That story is here. But once ...examiner.com · ByEd Walsh · 11/3/2012
especially on years like this when Halloween falls on a school night. Click here for a previous story on the history of daylight saving time. But once again, don't forget to set the clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday night, November ...examiner.com · ByEd Walsh · 11/1/2012
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