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Party City's CEO told employees the specialty retailer is "winding down" operations, CNN reports. Party City's balloon is out of air. AdvertisementCEO Barry Litwin, who took the job in August, told Party City's corporate employees on Friday that operations were "winding down" immediately, CNN reported. Litwin told employees the company had done what it could to avoid shutting down but that, "unfortunately, it's necessary to commence a wind-down process immediately," CNN reported. AdvertisementIt was impacted severely by the COVID-19 pandemic, when lockdowns and social distancing ended many celebratory gatherings, and other mass retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target stepped up their party supply offerings.
Persons: Barry Litwin, Diana Frost, Kraft Heinz, Litwin Organizations: CNN, Kraft, Party City, Business, City, Walmart
Party City to close all of its stores, report says
  + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Kristian Burt | In | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City has to "commence a winddown process immediately," and that Friday would be their last day of work for the company. The holiday costume chain announced in October that it would open 10 new "Spirit Christmas" stores, with some of the stores being converted from existing Spirit Halloween locations. Representatives for Party City did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on CNN's report or potential story closures. Read the full CNN report here.
Persons: Barry Litwin, Litwin, Halloween's Organizations: CNN, Party, Global Industrial Company, City Locations: New Jersey
New York CNN —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 City is “winding down” operations immediately and that today will be their last day of employment. Party City’s “very best efforts have not been enough to overcome” its financial challenges, he added, resulting in the company’s collapse. Bankruptcy and collapseThe New Jersey-based company announced Litwin as its new CEO just four months ago. Party City is the largest party supply store in the United States.
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