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.
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