WASHINGTON — Spirit Halloween is already turning gears for how to ring in the Christmas season this year.

The retail chain, known for seasonally popping up in hundreds of locations around the country and offering a wide variety of costume pieces and decorations for folks to prepare for the October holiday, is expanding its spinoff Christmas-themed stores.

The company confirmed in an email statement Wednesday that 30 Spirit Christmas stores will open this year. Last year, the decor retailer debuted its first Christmas-themed stores, opening roughly eight stores across the Northeast.

"At Spirit, we believe the magic of the season does not end with Halloween—it transforms,” Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Christmas, said in a statement. "Back by popular demand and with even more locat

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