Party City vs Pool Corporation
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Former US party supply retail chain leader that filed Chapter 11 in January 2023 and closed all ~800 stores in 2024; wholesale Amscan/Anagram party goods business operated separately post-retail liquidation.
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Party City is a specialty retail chain that was the US market leader in party supplies, costumes, balloons, and seasonal celebration merchandise — operating approximately 800 stores across North America and through a significant wholesale and party goods supplier business (AMSCAN) that supplied party goods to wholesale clubs, dollar stores, and other retailers. Party City Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in January 2023 and ultimately ceased retail operations, closing all remaining stores in 2024 after failing to find a buyer for the retail chain.
Covington LA pool supplies wholesale distributor (NASDAQ: POOL) at $5.3B 2024 revenue (-4%); 440+ service centers, 6M+ US pool installed base maintenance, 200,000+ SKUs for pool builders competing with regional distributors.
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Pool Corporation is a Covington, Louisiana-based wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: POOL) as an S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary component — operating as the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool and related outdoor products through a network of 440+ service centers across the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe, serving approximately 125,000 customers including pool builders, retailers, and service companies through approximately 6,400 employees. In fiscal year 2024, Pool Corporation reported annual net sales of $5.3 billion, a 4% decrease from 2023, with diluted EPS of $11.30, operating cash flow of $659.2 million, and an operating margin of 11.6% — reflecting softer discretionary spending in new pool construction while maintenance chemicals, equipment replacement, and repair parts sustained non-discretionary demand. Founded in 1993 through the consolidation of regional pool supply distributors, Pool Corporation (operating under the SCP Pool and Horizon Distributors brand names) built its distribution moat through a hub-and-spoke service center network that delivers products next-morning to pool builders and service companies in virtually every US market. CEO Peter Arvan has led the company's strategy of expanding into outdoor living products (patio furniture, landscaping equipment, irrigation) beyond the core pool supplies business.
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