Spencer Gifts LLC is a lifestyle retail company that operates two unique, national brands -- Spencer’s and Spirit Halloween -- throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and online. Spencer’s, one of the oldest and best-known specialty retailing chains, was founded in 1947, and operates over 600 mall-based stores. Spencer’s targets Generation Y consumers and specializes in unique, humorous and innovative products including accessories, décor items and gifts. Over the past four years, Spirit Halloween has grown to become the nation’s leading seasonal Halloween retailer, expanding its store count to over 600 in 2008. Spirit carries the widest and deepest selection of Halloween-related products including costumes, wigs, masks, accessories and seasonal décor in stores that are typically open for just two months each fall.