SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The city’s vacant Party City store has a new tenant. And, while there’s a new name on the building, shoppers will find goods similar to those of the former retailer.
Utah-based Zurchers (pronounced zer-kers) has opened its first Missouri location at 2620 S. Campbell Ave. The space was occupied by Party City until that company declared bankruptcy and suddenly closed all its stores nationwide last December. The origional Party City lettering remains on the building while Zurchers awaits its new signage.
In February, the Zurchers was the winning bidder for a handful of Party City sites in areas beyond its home region. In addition to the Springfield store, Zurchers acquired those in Omaha, Nebraska, Overland Park, Kansas (near Kansas City), and Mesquite, Texas (near Dallas). According to Zurcher’s website, all of those former Party City sites have reopened under its banner…