Party America is a chain of stores that sell supplies for parties such as balloons, party favors, cards, seasonal items (e.g. fog machines for
Halloween
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). There are 144 total Party America stores (not counting Paper Warehouse, the party store chain Party America owns) and they are located in 46 states (counting Paper Warehouse stores). Party America is not located in Maine, New Mexico,
Hawaii
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, or
Alaska
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.
History
Party America had 1,764 employees in 2005. For fiscal year 2015 its revenue was $160 million. In December 2005, Party America was acquired by Amscan along with
Party City
Party City Holdco Inc. is an American publicly traded retail chain of party stores founded in 1986 by Steve Mandell in East Hanover, New Jersey. Party City’s parent organization is Party City Holdings Inc. Based in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, the compa ...
.
Party America was acquired by
ABN AMRO
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Companies
* ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group
* ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank
* Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank
Radio, news and television organizat ...
in September 2006. Party America’s CEO in 2005 was Marty Allen.
The
Small Business Administration (SBA) lists Party America
franchisees
Franchising is based on a marketing concept which can be adopted by an organization as a strategy for business expansion. Where implemented, a franchisor licenses some or all of its know-how, procedures, intellectual property, use of its busine ...
as eligible for "streamlined review" for SBA loans.
References
External links
DC Party Rental SuppliesSound & Lighting For EventsParty Rental Equipment Vendors
Party stores of the United States
2005 mergers and acquisitions
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