Party City surprises shoppers with going out of business sale before shuttering over 850 stores

The party isn’t over just yet at Party City.

The New Jersey-based party supplies retailer is holding a going out of business sale with up to 50% off products storewide before closing its over 850 stores, according to a Facebook post the company shared on Saturday, Dec. 21.

In a letter published on the store’s homepage, the company encourages shoppers to visit its stores in the coming weeks to purchase last-minute items during the sale.

“We invite you to hurry in right away to stock up on everything — from holiday and New Year’s Eve decorations to birthday party supplies and beyond — while the selection is best!” Party City team says in the letter.

Party City announced its plans to go out of business and close its stores on Dec. 20, and laid off its corporate staff as of Friday. Twenty-five of the stores that are closing are located in New Jersey.

The company was not able to resolve its financial struggles despite exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2023, paying off $1 billion in debt and closing over 60 locations.

“Like many retailers, we’ve been operating in an immensely challenging environment with inflationary pressures on both costs and consumer spending, and while we did everything we could to navigate these headwinds, our very best efforts were ultimately not enough to overcome these challenges,” the company’s letter explains.

Party City, which was founded in East Hanover in 1986, quickly became a popular one-stop shop for party necessities, especially Halloween costumes, in more than 70 countries. Now based in Woodcliff Lake, it became the largest party supplies retailer in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

If you want to visit a Party City store before the company goes out of business, here are the remaining New Jersey locations you can shop at now:

Bridgewater

• Bridgewater Town Center, 730 US-202

Clark

• 1255 Raritan Rd., Unit #710

Clifton

• AMC Clifton Commons 16, 385 NJ-3

Delran

East Hanover

Eatontown

• Eatontown Plaza, 50 NJ-36

Edgewater

• Edgewater Commons, 509 River Rd.

Hazlet

• Bayshore Shopping Center, 3082 State Highway 35

Howell

• Howell Commons, 4771 US Route 9

Jersey City

• Hudson Mall, 733 State Highway 440

Kenilworth

Mays Landing

Millville

• Union Lake Crossing, 2148 North 2nd St., Suite B

Mt. Laurel

• East Gate Square, 1180 Nixon Dr.

North Bergen

• Columbia Park Shopping Center, 3149 Kennedy Blvd., Space 13

Paramus

• 669 South Route 17
• The Kohl’s Shopping Center, 165 Route-4 West

Princeton

• Nassau Park Pavilion, 670 Nassau Park Blvd., Suite 28

Rockaway

• Rockaway Townsquare Mall, 357 Mount Hope Ave.

Sicklerville

• Shoppes at Cross Keys, 611 Cross Keys Rd., C-329 and C-333

South Plainfield

• South Plainfield Shopping Center, 7000 Hadley Rd.

Trenton

• Hamilton Marketplace, 180 Marketplace Blvd.

Voorhees

• Cooper’s Plaza, 79 Route 73

Watchung

• Watchung Commons, 1684 Route 22 East

Wayne

• Brentwood Plaza Shopping Center, 1625 Route 23

You can find all the Party City locations before they close here.