Saturday, December 21, 2024

"Party City to Wind Down Operations, Fire Employees, CEO Says"

From Bloomberg via MSN, December 20:

Party City Holdco Inc. will shut down and lay off its employees just 14 months after the company exited bankruptcy under a plan that had been designed to ensure the retailer’s long-term survival.

Chief Executive Officer Barry Litwin told employees that the costume and party supplier couldn’t overcome pressure from low-spending consumers and high inflation. Going-out-of-business sales began Friday, he said in a video seen by Bloomberg News.

“And as a result we regret to inform everyone that today will be your last day of employment,” Litwin said in the video. “That is without question the most difficult message that I’ve ever had to deliver.” CNN reported the company’s closure plans earlier on Friday....

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Previously:

January 2023 - "Party City: volatile helium costs forces retailer to rethink its business" (PRTY):
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...Neon too. The joy is going out of our lives.

I used to say "that's funnier than three helium atoms: HeHeHe" No more