Party City Closing Fairless Hills Store

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA —Bucks County's two Party City locations offer deep discounts during its Going-Out-Of-Business Sale as the store and all party supplies chain ride off into the sunset.

The store in the Fairless Hills Towne Center at 461 South Oxford Valley Road is clearing out inventory after the company announced in December that it was closing all remaining stores in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, ending its 40-year reign as the go-to party supplier in the country.

Party City has 25 Pennsylvania locations, including Warminster, Exton, Bridgeville, North Wales, Philadelphia, Monroeville, Plymouth Meeting, Cranberry Township, Pottstown, and more.

The chain was hit hard when people stopped having parties during the COVID-19 pandemic and has struggled since with supply chain issues and inflation.

The company also has said a helium shortage hurt its business.

The retailer also faces growing competition from big-box retailers such as Walmart and Target and holiday pop-up stores such as Spirit Halloween.

As part of Party City’s 2023 bankruptcy filing, its debt was reduced by $1 billion and equity shares were turned over to the retailer’s lenders. More than 60 stores, most of them in Kansas, New York, Missouri and Kentucky, were closed as part of the 2023 bankruptcy strategy.