Iparty (NYSE AMEX:IPT)

iParty Corp. operates as a retailer of party goods in New England and Florida, the United States. Its stores feature approximately 20,000 products comprising paper party goods, Halloween costumes, greeting cards, and balloons, as well as merchandise, such as piñatas, tiny toys, masquerade, and Hawaiian Luau items. The company also operates an Internet site, iparty.com that offers costume and related merchandise; and provides party planning advice and information services. It operates 52 retail stores, including 8 stores in Connecticut, 5 in New Hampshire, 3 in Rhode Island, 3 in Maine, 1 in Vermont, and 27 in Massachusetts, New England, as well as operates 5 stores in Florida. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Dedham, Massachusetts.