As a way of

saying "Thank You" to their customers, the company celebrated

this milestone anniversary by offering refreshments at each of their stores

in addition to discount coupons and custom designed anniversary balloons.

The company

also distributed specially designed anniversary logo T-shirts to their

600 employees.

One of the

things that LoPresti and his partner, Frank Buonanotte, are most proud

of over the last 10 years is the conscious development of a positive,

people-oriented culture at Party City of Atlanta. As a result of this

culture, Party City has had extremely low employee turnover.

"Some

of our original employees from our first store are still with us."

LoPresti credits

the growth and success of the company to great customer service and unmatched

product selection.

"We have

great people working for Party City and they are really excited about

how much fun it is to help people celebrate. Our business truly has been

built by taking excellent care of our customers," said LoPresti.

The superstore

carries more than 30,000 paper goods and party supply items, including

balloons, decorations, wedding and shower supplies, and invitations at

deep discount prices. The company prides itself in being a one-stop shop

for party supplies for any occasion, including birthday parties, anniversaries,

picnics, and holiday celebrations of any kind.

In addition,

the company carries over 400 children's and adult costume styles for Halloween

and year round, as well as a large selection of wigs, masks, make-up and

Halloween decorations.

"Halloween

is our busiest season of the year. Last year, we served over one million

customers in October."

"As we

continue our expansion throughout Georgia and beyond state lines, our

founding principle of nurturing and empowering employees will continue

to be our primary focus. Well-trained employees who know that the company

cares about them pass that feeling on to our customers and the result

is magical," said LoPresti.

The company

has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the fastest

growing privately held companies in Atlanta, and has now grown to over

600 employees.

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