Party City to auction off leases to all 695 US stores as it goes out of business

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Party City will be auctioning off the leases for all of its 695 stores in the US ahead of the retail company’s nationwide closure. In late December, the party store mainstay announced that it would be shuttering its doors after 40 years in the states due to high inflation that it couldn’t keep up with […]


Big Lots in deal to keep hundreds of stores open

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Big Lots said Friday that it has agreed with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to sell its stores, distribution centers and intellectual property to retailers, including Variety Wholesalers, in an attempt to maintain its brand and secure some outlets and jobs. The privately-owned Variety Wholesalers plans to acquire 200 to 400 Big Lot stores, two distribution centers, and would retain the associates, […]


Party City to close all of its stores, report says

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A sign in a Party City store in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 18, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN […]


Costco will stop selling popular item year-round in January in most US stores: reports

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Book bargain hunters will be disappointed to learn Costco plans to stop selling books at most of its US stores at the beginning of the year.  In January, Costco will remove the store’s popular book section from the majority of its 600-plus stores in the United States. And it will only return during the holiday […]