party related merchandise . for the software used in microsoft windows see internet party line . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message iparty corporation former type public nyse mkt ipt industry retail fate acquired by party city founded 1998 defunct 2013 headquarters dedham massachusetts u.s. products party supplies including plates cups decorations custom invitations custom ribbons balloons halloween costumes helium tank rentals and party favors website www.iparty.com iparty store rt. 1 saugus massachusetts iparty was a chain of more than 52 retail stores in new england and the tampa bay area of florida that specialized in selling party related merchandise as well as seasonal items such as halloween costumes christmas garland and easter baskets during the appropriate time of year . in total the number of different products that iparty sold throughout its stores was over 20 000 . the chain started in 1998 by husband and wife team sal perisano and dorice dionne employed more than 1 000 people in maine new hampshire vermont new york connecticut massachusetts rhode island and florida . 1 in march 2013 iparty announced that it had accepted an offer to be acquired by party city in a deal worth around 38 million in total . the company cited financial issues stemming from the effects of hurricane sandy in late 2012 which disrupted the halloween season as a motive for the decision to explore strategic alternatives . iparty s stores were re branded under the party city brand . 2 contents 1 awards 2 locations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links awards edit national party retailing awards 2008 party retailer of the year 3 national party retailing awards 2006 best marketing and promotions 4 national party retailing awards 2005 best store website boston business journal 2006 corporate philanthropy award communicator awards 2007 award for print calendar creative boston parents paper 2005 2007 family favorite award for favorite party store taunton gazette reader s choice award 2008 best party supply store boston business journal 2008 massachusetts top 150 public companies 5 locations edit iparty had more than 50 locations in the six new england states and several were in the tampa bay area of florida . 6 see also edit party city references edit how it all began . iparty corp. archived from the original on 2008 08 03 . retrieved 2008 11 02 . iparty agrees to be acquired by party city . boston globe . retrieved 12 june 2013 . http www.iparty.com about awards npr 08.pdf http www.iparty.com about awards 2006 natlpartyretailing awards.pdf awards . iparty corp. archived from the original on 2008 08 03 . retrieved 2008 11 02 . locations . iparty corp. archived from the original on 2008 05 31 . retrieved 2008 11 02 . external links edit iparty official website this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title iparty & oldid 739887926 categories companies listed on nyse mktcompanies established in 1998companies based in norfolk county massachusettsparty storesunited states retail company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from september 2010all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 september 2016 at 18 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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