Spirit Halloween's CEO now runs Hot Topic, too

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, what happened? Why is the Halloween pop-up store suddenly in charge of my mall?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpencer Spirit Holdings, the company behind Spirit Halloween, bought Hot Topic, BoxLunch and Her Universe, and the deal closed in early September.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFortune says Hot Topic's CEO now reports to Spirit's boss, Steven Silverstein.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the permanent store answers to the temporary store. Hot Topic has a boss who's on a lease.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me? Because I walk past one of those stores every weekend.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSpirit went from one hundred thirty stores in two thousand three to more than fifteen hundred this year.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAbout a hundred of them sit in old Party City buildings, so odds are one is near you. Party City did not see that coming.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat happens next?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTerms of the deal weren't disclosed, and I assume changes to the stores will come.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSilverstein says it's a twenty-four seven Halloween business. I assume the other weeks it's just a very quiet, very dark store.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Hot Topic's CEO reports to the seasonal guy. I'd ask for a transfer, but his office is a former Party City.