Two bankruptcies failed to... So long, Party City, and thanks for all the balloons What came first: America's obsession with Halloween or Party City? Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a ...
Party City is closing down all of its stores ... The company, which sells balloons, Halloween costumes and other party goods, has stumbled in the face of growing competition from e-commerce ...
Party City had the goods and made the money. STEVE MANDELL: Halloween was always huge. SELYUKH: Steve Mandell opened the first Party City in New Jersey in 1986 - at first just napkins and cups and ...
NPR’s Alina Selyukh has this remembrance. ALINA SELYUKH, BYLINE: What came first - America’s obsession with Halloween or Party City? (SOUNDBITE OF AD) UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTIST: (Singing) This is ...