SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — Last month, Party City filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and announced they would be closing all approximately 700 stores across the United States.
Many speculate this closing comes after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think COVID has a lot to do with businesses in general. Places like Party City and other specialty shops, once doors are closed, it’s hard to get people back in. Because parties mean a lot of people getting together, that was forbidden during COVID, so it was a double whammy,” said Paige Balitski, a sales associate at Taney’s Costume Shop…