Home Depot is spooking the calendar with its earlier-than-ever release of Halloween merchandise like its 12-foot skeleton.

Why it matters: The home improvement store chain is the first major retailer to push out fall holiday decor months ahead of summer and earlier than last year.

Driving the news: Starting Thursday, at an undisclosed time, Home Depot said it will hold its first-ever “Halfway to Halloween sale” online with select items from its 2024 Halloween lineup.

This includes a “new and improved” 12-foot skeleton (aka “Skelly”), a new 5-foot skeleton dog, a 7-foot animated LED Frankenstein’s Monster and a 12.5-foot Giant-Sized Inferno Deadwood Skeleton.
Last year, many Halloween products went on sale in July online before landing in stores after Labor Day.