WARWICK – Gift and toiletry maker Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd. filed for bankruptcy protection in New York today, blaming the fall in consumer spending for its financial troubles, Bloomberg News reported.

The Woodstock, Conn.-based company owns and operates a store at the Garden City Center mall in Cranston. Its products are sold at a number of specialty shops in the state, as well.

“We are confident that Chapter 11 gives us the opportunity to restructure the company with a business model that will be sustainable for long-term growth,” Stephen Bestwick, the retailer’s acting president, said in a statement.

Crabtree & Evelyn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd., a Malaysian company that also owns palm oil and rubber plantations.