I could spend $100 to make a really nice version of a licensed thing, or I could go get a $30 version of it at Target, Spirit Halloween, or Party City. So if you don’t want to spend the money ...

Party City first filed for bankruptcy in January 2023, hoping to rein in its $1.7 billion in debt. A few months later it re-emerged, only to end up back in bankruptcy. By December 2024, it was ...

Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a single store in New Jersey. He sold cups, napkins and other supplies for birthday and holiday get-togethers. But it was the costumes that became the ...