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ROCKAWAY, N.J. — Party City Holdco Inc., a party supplies retailer headquartered in Rockaway, has temporarily closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move represents an indefinite extension of the previous closure of its 850 stores, which originally began March 27. The company also furloughed approximately 90 percent of store employees and 70 percent of wholesale, manufacturing and corporate employees. Party City’s e-commerce site remains fully operational, and a number of stores are offering curbside pickup services.