WASHINGTON — Party City filed for bankruptcy on Saturday, a day after the party supply retailer told employees it would begin “winding down” operations.
The filing comes a little more than a year after exiting its last Chapter 11 protection in October 2023. The New Jersey-based company filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
“As with many other retailers, macroeconomic headwinds more recently proved too severe for the Company to overcome,” the company said in a press release. “PCHI is grateful to its team members for their commitment over the years and is retaining more than 95% of its 12,000 employees for some time to assist with the wind down process.”
Party City announced its stores will remain open with going-out-of-business sales while supplies last.
On Friday, the company’s CEO broke the news to corporate employees that Party City was “winding down” operations and it was their last day of employment, CNN reported. The announcement came on a video conference call, which CNN said it had viewed.
Store managers were told all locations would be shut down by February 2025, according to CNN.
Party City, which is the country’s largest party supply store, has more than 850 locations across 45 states and Puerto Rico. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news of Party City shutting down comes just days after Big Lots revealed it would be closing all of its stores. The discount retailer said a sale to a private equity firm fell through, but they still hoped to either revive the deal or find another buyer by early January.
It’s unclear when the nearly 1,000 remaining Big Lots stores are set to close, or if a completed sale could prevent them from closing.
Here is a full list of the current Party City locations, as of Dec. 20, 2024, according to the company website.
Party City stores: List of remaining stores
Alabama
- Birmingham
- Huntsville
- Mobile
- Montgomery
- Opelika
- Spanish Fort
- Tuscaloosa
Alaska
- Anchorage
Arizona
- Chandler
- Gilbert
- Glendale
- Goodyear
- Mesa
- Phoenix
- Scottsdale
- Surprise
- Tucson
Arkansas
- Fayetteville
- Little Rock
- N. Little Rock
- Rogers
California
- Alhambra
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Baldwin Park
- Brea
- Brentwood
- Burbank
- Chino
- Chula Vista
- Citrus Heights
- Compton
- Corona
- Costa Mesa
- Culver City
- Cupertino
- Daly City
- Downey
- Eastvale
- Elk Grove
- Escondido
- Fairfield
- Folsom
- Fontana
- Fremont
- Hanford
- Hawthorne
- Huntington Beach
- Huntington Park
- Indio
- La Habra
- Laguna Niguel
- Lancaster
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Menifee
- Mission Viejo
- Modesto
- Orange
- Oxnard
- Pasadena
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasanton
- Porter Ranch
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Redding
- Redlands
- Redwood City
- Reseda
- Rialto
- Richmond
- Riverside
- Roseville
- Sacramento
- Salinas
- San Diego
- San Dimas
- San Jose
- San Leandro
- San Luis Obispo
- San Marcos
- San Rafael
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Rosa
- Santee
- Sherman Oaks
- Simi Valley
- Temecula
- Thousand Oaks
- Torrance
- Turlock
- Tustin
- Upland
- Van Nuys
- Victorville
- West Covina
- West Hills
- West Los Angeles
- Woodland
Colorado
- Aurora
- Centennial
- Colorado Springs
- Denver
- Fort Collins
- Lakewood
- Littleton
- Longmont
- Westminster
Connecticut
- East Hartford
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Hamden
- Manchester
- Newington
- Norwalk
- Orange
- Simsbury
- Stamford
- Waterbury
- Waterford
Delaware
- Dover
- Newark
Florida
- Apopka
- Aventura
- Boca Raton
- Boynton Beach
- Bradenton
- Brandon
- Clearwater
- Coral Springs
- Davie
- Estero
- Fort Walton Beach
- Ft. Myers
- Hialeah
- Hollywood
- Homestead
- Jacksonville
- Jensen Beach
- Kendall
- Kissimmee
- Lakeland
- Melbourne
- Miami
- Miami Gardens
- Naples
- New Port Richey
- North Miami Beach
- Oakland Park
- Orlando
- Ormond Beach
- Palmetto Bay
- Pembroke Pines
- Pensacola
- Pompano Beach
- Port St Lucie
- Royal Palm Beach
- Sanford
- Sarasota
- South Miami
- St. Augustine
- St. Petersburg
- Sunrise
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- West Palm Beach
- Winter Garden
- Winter Springs
Georgia
- Alpharetta
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Augusta
- Austell
- Brunswick
- Buford
- Canton
- Columbus
- Conyers
- Cumming
- Douglasville
- Duluth
- East Point
- Fayetteville
- Gainesville
- Macon
- Marietta
- Mcdonough
- Morrow
- Newnan
- Savannah
- Snellville
Hawaii
- Honolulu
- Waipahu
Illinois
- Algonquin
- Arlington Heights
- Berwyn
- Bloomingdale
- Bloomington
- Calumet City
- Champaign
- Chicago
- Countryside
- Crestwood
- Downers Grove
- Elgin
- Fairview Heights
- Geneva
- Gurnee
- Hoffman Estates
- Joliet
- Lake Zurich
- Melrose Park
- Mokena
- Moline
- Naperville
- Niles
- Northbrook
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Orland Park
- Oswego
- Peoria
- Rockford
- Shorewood
- Springfield
- Vernon Hills
Indiana
- Avon
- Bloomington
- Carmel
- Clarksville
- Columbus
- Evansville
- Fishers
- Fort Wayne
- Highland
- Indianapolis
- Lafayette
- Merrillville
- Mishawaka
- Muncie
- Valparaiso
Iowa
- Ankeny
- Council Bluffs
- Davenport
- Marion
- Sioux City
- West Des Moines
Kansas
- Overland Park
- Topeka
- Wichita
Kentucky
- Bowling Green
- Florence
- Lexington
- Louisville
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge
- Harvey
- Lafayette
- Lake Charles
- Mandeville
- Metairie
- Shreveport
Maine
- Bangor
- South Portland
Maryland
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Bel Air
- Catonsville
- Cockeysville
- Columbia
- Forestville
- Frederick
- Gaithersburg
- Hagerstown
- Lanham
- Laurel
- Owings Mills
- Pasadena
- Rockville
- Salisbury
- Waldorf
- Westminster
- Wheaton
Massachusetts
- Attleboro
- Avon
- Bellingham
- Brighton
- Burlington
- Chelmsford
- Chicopee
- Everett
- Leominster
- Millbury
- Natick
- North Dartmouth
- Peabody
- Quincy
- Raynham
- Saugus
- Seekonk
- Shrewsbury
- Walpole
- West Roxbury
Michigan
- Allen Pk
- Ann Arbor
- Brighton
- Farmington Hills
- Flint
- Grand Rapids
- Grandville
- Lansing
- Livonia
- Madison Heights
- Muskegon
- Novi
- Orion Township
- Portage
- Rochester Hills
- Roseville
- Saginaw
- Southfield
- Sterling Heights
- Taylor
- Westland
Minnesota
- Apple Valley
- Bloomington
- Chanhassen
- Coon Rapids
- Maple Grove
- Maplewood
- Roseville
- St. Cloud
- St. Louis Park
- Woodbury
Mississippi
- Gulport
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau
- Columbia
- Ellisville
- Fenton
- Independence
- Lee’s Summit
- O’fallon
- Olivette
- Saint Louis
- Saint Peters
- Shoal Creek
- Springfield
- St. Louis
Nebraska
- Grand Island
- Lincoln
- Omaha
Nevada
- Henderson
- Las Vegas
- Reno
New Hampshire
- Manchester
- Nashua
- Plaistow
New Jersey
- Bridgewater
- Clark
- Clifton
- Delran
- Deptford
- East Hanover
- Eatontown
- Edgewater
- Hazlet
- Howell
- Jersey City
- Kenilworth
- Mays Landing
- Millville
- Mt. Laurel
- North Bergen
- Paramus
- Princeton
- Rockaway
- Sicklerville
- South Plainfield
- Trenton
- Voorhees
- Watchung
- Wayne
New Mexico
- Albuquerque
- Santa Fe
New York
- Albany
- Blasdell
- Bronx
- Brooklyn
- Carle Place
- Centereach
- Cheektowaga
- Clifton Park
- Commack
- Elmhurst
- Elmira
- Islip
- Johnson City
- Kingston
- Latham
- Levittown
- Massapequa
- Merrick
- Middletown
- Monroe
- Mt. Kisco
- Nanuet
- New Hartford
- New Hyde Park
- New York
- North Babylon
- North Syracuse
- Oceanside
- Patchogue
- Port Chester
- Rochester
- Rosedale
- Schenectady
- Staten Island
- Syracuse
- Victor
- Wappinger’s Falls
- West Babylon
- White Plains
- Williamsville
- Woodbury
- Yonkers
- Yorktown Heights
North Carolina
- Asheville
- Burlington
- Cary
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Durham
- Fayetteville
- Garner
- Gastonia
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Hickory
- Mooresville
- Raleigh
- Wilmington
- Winston-Salem
North Dakota
- Bismarck
- Fargo
- Grand Forks
- Minot
Ohio
- Aurora
- Beavercreek
- Cincinnati
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Dayton
- Dublin
- Fairfield
- Fairlawn
- Holland
- Huber Heights
- Mason
- Mentor
- Middleburg Heights
- North Canton
- North Olmsted
- Pickerington
- Saint Clairsville
- Toledo
- Willoughby
Oklahoma
- Edmond
- Norman
- Oklahoma City
- Owasso
- Tulsa
Oregon
- Beaverton
- Medford
Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem
- Bridgeville
- Cranberry Township
- Dickson City
- East Harrisburg
- Erie
- Exton
- Fairless Hills
- Lancaster
- Mechanicsburg
- Monroeville
- North Wales
- Philadelphia
- Philadephia
- Plymouth Meeting
- Pottstown
- Reading
- Springfield
- State College
- Stroudsburg
- Warminster
- Whitehall
- Wilkes Barre
- Williamsport
- York
Rhode Island
- Cranston
- Warwick
South Carolina
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Florence
- Greenville
- North Charleston
- Spartanburg
- Summerville
Tennessee
- Brentwood
- Bristol
- Chattanooga
- Clarksville
- Cookeville
- Hixson
- Jackson
- Knoxville
- Memphis
- Murfreesboro
- Nashville
- Sevierville
Texas
- Abilene
- Amarillo
- Arlington
- Austin
- Baytown
- Beaumont
- Brownsville
- Burleson
- Carrollton
- Cedar Hill
- Cedar Park
- College Station
- Conroe
- Corpus Christi
- Cypress
- Dallas
- Denton
- Edinburg
- El Paso
- Euless
- Flower Mound
- Fort Worth
- Frisco
- Harlingen
- Houston
- Humble
- Hurst
- Irving
- Katy
- Killeen
- Lake Worth
- Laredo
- League City
- Lewisville
- Longview
- Lubbock
- Mansfield
- Mcallen
- Mckinney
- Mesquite
- Midland
- New Caney
- Odessa
- Pasadena
- Pearland
- Plano
- Port Arthur
- Richardson
- Richmond
- Rockwall
- Round Rock
- San Antonio
- Shenandoah
- Spring
- Sugar Land
- Temple
- Texarkana
- Tomball
- Tyler
- Waco
- Watauga
- Webster
- Wichita Falls
Vermont
- South Burlington
Virginia
- Chantilly
- Chesapeake
- Colonial Heights
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Fredericksburg
- Leesburg
- Lynchburg
- Manassas
- Midlothian
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Springfield
- Stafford
- Sterling
- Virginia Beach
- Winchester
- Woodbridge
Washington
- Bellevue
- Burlington
- Covington
- Everett
- Federal Way
- Lakewood
- Lynnwood
- Olympia
- Puyallup
- Richland
- Silverdale
- Spokane Valley
- Tukwila
- Union Gap
- Vancouver
- Woodinville
West Virginia
- Clarksburg
Wisconsin
- Appleton
- Brookfield
- Brown Deer
- Green Bay
- Greenfield
- Kenosha
- Madison
- Onalaska
- Racine
- West Allis
Puerto Rico
- Bayamon
- Caguas
- Carolina
- Guaynabo
- Mayaguez