Why does spirit halloween locations bring up old haunt stories?
The recession hasn’t been so scary for Halloween stores. In fact, they’re finding better haunts in the graveyards of failed retailers. A family tries on Halloween costumes at the Spirit Halloween store, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 in New York. The Halloween stores are taking advantage of the spate of retail bankruptcies and closings to open more _ and larger _ temporary stores this year in better locations. It adds up to an aggressive bid to capture cautious consumers’ dollars in a $3.8 billion industry that has grown rapidly over the past decade. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Collapse (AP) The seasonal sellers are taking advantage of the spate of retail bankruptcies and closings to open more — and larger — temporary stores this year in better locations. It adds up to an aggressive bid to capture cautious consumers’ dollars in an industry that has grown rapidly over the past decade. Spirit Halloween has raised 83 former Circuit City stores from the dead, part of the 100 stores it has added to th
