Party City announces it will close all stores nationwide, days before Christmas

Party City, the largest party retailer in North America, announced Friday it will close all its stores nationwide, leaving many workers jobless just days before Christmas.

There are five stores in Southeast Wisconsin and 11 statewide that will be shutting their doors after 40 years in business.

The announcement came as a shock to many, including workers at the store in Brown Deer. One worker tells us they were informed yesterday that their store will close by February.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0KIl0t_0xaMKc5e00 AP News
FILE A shopper leaves a Party City store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Party City Holdco Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 as the party supply chain confronts inflationary pressures and a pullback in consumer spending. The party supplies chain, which operates more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores throughout North America, has been long struggling with increased competition from the likes of Walmart and Target. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

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