Party City Stores to Close by February, Company Says NYT | Top Stories Aimee Ortiz, Melina Delkic and Hank Sanders 22 December 2024 at 00:53 In an internal letter, the company said inflation and changes in consumer spending had forced it to shut its more than 700 stores. © Frankie Alduino for The New York TimesParty City announced that it was shutting all of its stores, a process that would last through February.