What came first: America's obsession with Halloween or Party City? Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a single store in New Jersey. He sold cups, napkins and other supplies for birthday and ...

Between birthdays, retirements and holidays -- most of us plan at least one party a year. So with Party City closing stores, some shoppers may wonder about their best options for finding balloons, ...

The party's almost over. Party City is shutting down, closing the doors on its approximately 700 remaining stores this year. While they have yet to announce an official end time to their nearly ...

New York -- Party City is closing down all of its stores, ending nearly 40 years in business, CNN has learned. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees Friday in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party ...

LOS ANGELES — For nearly 40 years, customers flocked to Party City for Halloween costumes, favors for children’s birthday parties and decorations for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Now, the go-to shop ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Party City, a popular retailer known for its party and balloon supplies, is closing all of its stores and winding down operations immediately. The company, which has hundreds of ...

Charlie and Lisa Williams never cared for opening a storefront. Then their main competitor went out of business. Lisa and Charlie Williams, longtime owners of Balloonies, recently decided to open ...

Michaels has a few opportunities to grab market share from disappearing retailers. Chief Merchandising Officer Stacey Shively in a statement went so far as to call Michaels “the destination for ...