{
  "id": 269944,
  "title": "Spirit Halloween parent company to acquire Hot Topic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/spirit-halloween-parent-company-to-acquire-hot-topic",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Retail Dive",
    "slug": "retail-dive",
    "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/spencer-spirit-holdings-acquire-hot-topic-halloween/827283/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hot Topic and its subsidiaries will continue to operate independently and will maintain their headquarters in California.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}