No helium, of course, means no helium balloons, and what's a celebration without balloons? With moms trying to plan graduation parties and end of the school year events, the worldwide helium shortage ...

The retail chain previously said the lack of access to the natural gas has "negatively impacted our latex and metallic balloon categories" Party City has announced its plan to close roughly 45 stores.

Helium is the second-most abundant element in the galaxy, yet Party City is struggling to find enough of the gas to fill balloons.Balloons are big business for Party City. The company's mylar balloon ...

Helium is the second-most abundant element in the galaxy, yet Party City is struggling to find enough of the gas to fill balloons. Balloons are big business for Party City (PRTY). The company’s mylar ...

The party is over for Party City, as the company has announced it will close 45 stores. The retail chain has been grappling with a global shortage of helium, although it says the shortage is not ...

Party City is having trouble staying afloat amid a global helium shortage. The New Jersey-based party supply-company has announced it will close around 45 stores nationwide this year as it grapples ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Party City got a lift after the retailer revealed it has a ...

FRANKLIN -- It'll cost you more to get balloons for your graduation party -- if the store can fill them at all. The price of helium is on the rise and may not come down anytime soon -- and it's ...

Party City will close 45 stores this year amid a downturn in balloon sales sparked by a global helium shortage. The party supply chain typically closes 10 to 15 stores a year, but decided to close ...

Party City, one of the country’s leading suppliers of colorful balloons, disposable tablecloths and small signs declaring “Oh, Kale Yeah!,” announced recently that it would shutter 45 of its 870 ...

ROCKAWAY, N.J. -- Party City is closing 45 stores amid a global helium shortage, the company said in a statement to investors released Thursday. CEO James Harrison said the helium shortage "negatively ...