{"id":267204,"date":"2024-12-20T21:42:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/is-party-city-closing-which-stores-are-going-out-of-business-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:58","slug":"is-party-city-closing-which-stores-are-going-out-of-business-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/is-party-city-closing-which-stores-are-going-out-of-business-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Party City Closing? Which Stores Are Going Out of Business \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2133939925_dd08d4-e1734728518405.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"SHERWOOD PARK, CANADA - APRIL 3:&#10;Party City logo and store, on April 3, 2024, in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2133939925_dd08d4-e1734728518405.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2133939925_dd08d4-e1734728518405.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2133939925_dd08d4-e1734728518405.jpg?fit=824%2C464&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">The Party is Coming to an End!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Party City has long been a go-to store for decorations for birthdays, weddings, bachelorette parties, graduations, holidays, and other events. It was also well-known for its Halloween costumes. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/20\/business\/party-city-shut-down\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em><span class=\"s4\">CNN<\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, CEO <strong>Barry Litwin<\/strong>, whose company originally opened in 1986, stated during a corporate meeting: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is without question the most difficult message that I\u2019ve ever had to deliver.\u201d He added, \u201cIt\u2019s really important for you to know that we\u2019ve done everything possible that we could to try to avoid this outcome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Barry\u2019s comments addressed the company\u2019s current challenges.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Read on to learn more about whether Party City will be closing its doors, its revenue, and more below.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5355957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5355957\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5355957 \" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1457421001.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=628%2C419\" alt=\"MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 18: People shop in a Party City store on January 18, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Party City Holdco Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a bid to restructure its heavy debt load after supply chain problems, rising inflation and a consumer slowdown have hurt sales. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\" width=\"628\" height=\"419\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5355957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Is Party City Going Out of Business?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Yes, Party City is going out of business. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/20\/business\/party-city-shut-down\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>, Litwin announced: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, it\u2019s necessary to commence a winddown process immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Four months prior to the time of publication, Barry addressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/barrylitwin_i-am-thrilled-to-share-my-new-role-as-chief-activity-7228754361458331648-Tozj?utm_source=combined_share_message&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop_web\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> community about his role as CEO and the company\u2019s direction. He highlighted Party City\u2019s efforts to create memorable celebrations, \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Party City, our brand is focused on making it effortless for people to create unforgettable memories. Our impressive balloon bouquets take center stage in over 700 stores. With our extensive range of products, mobile and web capabilities, delivery services, and dedicated team members, our primary focus will be to provide an exceptional celebration experience for all occasions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The CEO added, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our main priority is to strengthen our financial health, and there is work ahead of us. However, our success is rooted in our people and culture. I am eager to collaborate with the Board of Directors, the leadership team, and all Party City associates to bring more smiles and celebrations to our customers and their loved ones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">How Many Party City Stores Are Closing?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Per\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/20\/business\/party-city-shut-down\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em><span class=\"s4\">CNN<\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, all Party City stores will be closing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">What Was Party City\u2019s Revenue?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/party-city\/revenue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Companies Market Cap<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">, Party City earned $2.16 billion in revenue in 2022, slightly down from $2.17 billion in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/party-city-closing-5355951\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images The Party is Coming to an End!\u00a0Party City has long been a go-to store for decorations for birthdays,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}