New business to set up shop in former Bartell Drugs building in Gig Harbor
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- Spirit Halloween plans to move into the former Bartell Drugs space at 5500 Olympic Dr.
- The retailer submitted all necessary permits, now under city review.
- Spirit Halloween has over 1,500 seasonal locations and stores open at the end of summer.
Spirit Halloween is setting up shop in Gig Harbor’s Olympic Village this year.
An “Opening Soon” sign heralds the arrival of the Halloween retailer in the window of the former Bartell Drugs store at 5500 Olympic Dr. In an email Wednesday, Gig Harbor Community Development Director Eric Baker confirmed that Spirit Halloween has submitted all the necessary permits for their business scope. “They are under staff review for consistency with City codes,” he wrote.
The News Tribune reached out to the public relations team at Spirit Halloween Wednesday morning but did not immediately hear back. A spokesperson for Olympic Village LLC, the property owner, confirmed in a phone call that Spirit Halloween plans to move into the space but did not know the business’s opening date.
Spirit Halloween has “more than 1,500 seasonal locations in strip centers and malls across North America,” and stores begin to open at the end of summer, according to their website. Their online store is available year-round.
