# ‘There’s nothing temporary about a temporary store’: How Spirit Halloween’s CEO took it from 130 stores to 1,550—and swallowed your mall’s Hot Topic

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-24T08:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/24/spirit-halloween-spencers-hot-topic-steven-silverstein-temporary-store-costumes/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/there-s-nothing-temporary-about-a-temporary-store-how-spirit-halloween-a2e4bc/

Steven Silverstein built Spirit Halloween into a 1,550-store giant with vacant buildings, returning workers and a show borrowed from Bloomingdale’s.

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