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Spirit Halloween navigates Trump tariffs, achieves record year

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Spirit Halloween's CEO, Steven Silverstein, described the significant challenges posed by President Donald Trump's tariffs, which were implemented rapidly and increased substantially on imports from China. The company, which sources a large portion of its merchandise from Asia, faced immediate disruption to its shipping season, leading executives to implement cost-saving measures and establish a "war room" to manage the crisis. Despite the setbacks and a delay in store openings, Spirit Halloween ultimately experienced its best year ever, absorbing the tariff costs rather than passing them on to consumers. The company also continues its philanthropic initiative, "Spirit of Children," which has raised over $164 million for children's hospitals since 2006. AI

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Spirit Halloween navigates Trump tariffs, achieves record year

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Catherina Gioino ·

    Spirit Halloween’s CEO says Trump’s tariffs were ‘going to put us out of business’—they even set up a war room. Then it had its best year ever

    Spirit stopped ships, froze spending, and absorbed the tariff costs. Now its charity Spirit of Children is aiming for $20 million in its 20th year.

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