Article: Easter Signals Spring Shopping Season.

By Debbie Blossom, Tulsa World, Okla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 17--At Sweet Tooth Candy and Gift Co., owner Jeff Darby always enjoys a jump in sales right before Easter Sunday.

It's just that time of the year for a gift of colorful Jelly Bellies, Darby says, or his gift and candy shop's ultimate sweet treat -- a 7-pound chocolate bunny that will run buyers $125.

Easter ranks second after Halloween for candy sales, and this year the National Confectioners Association is projecting that $1.18 billion will be spent on candy. To fill that staggering order, more than 60 million chocolate bunnies, millions of marshmallow chicks ...

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