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Papyrus Acquires The Chelsea Paper Company
Papyrus, a specialty premium retail stationery business with 150 stores, recently announced that it has acquired the assets of The Chelsea Paper Compa ... more »
Survey: Shoppers to Spend $800 Each on Holidays
With the average shopper expected to spend nearly $800 this year on holiday merchandise, retailers may be jingling all the way ... to the bank. The Na ... more »
AAH Holdings Also Owns Party City, Amscan
Berkshire Partners LLC and Weston Presidio, through their holding company AAH Holdings Corporation, announced Sept. 29 the acquisition of PA Acquisiti ... more »
Rise in Spending Due to Increase in Celebrations
From costumes to candy, people of all ages will be getting into the Halloween spirit as the year's spookiest holiday approaches. According to the Nati ... more »
TransWorld Exhibits to Produce International Halloween Show
TransWorld Exhibits will manage and produce the Ninth International Halloween Show Dec. 4-8 in New York City.The new agreement between the Halloween I ... more »
Paramount Cards Closes Its Doors
Paramount Cards Holding Corp. closed its doors at its Canadian and U.S. locations on July 21, according to news reports. The closure cut 1,270 jobs. E ... more »
Twenty-Five Million Consumers Plan to Purchase Patriotic Goods
According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2006 Independence Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the majority of consumers (87 percen ... more »
Party City Declares 2006 the Year of the Pirate
With the sequel to Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" set to drop this July, pirate-themed birthday parties are becoming all the rage, with pirate co ... more »
Smiffy’s to create costumes based on the family film “Zoom”
Smiffy's has announced its appointment as the party licensee for Revolution Studios' family adventure comedy "Zoom," starring Tim Allen. Smiffy's will ... more »
Mary Meyer baby toys garner Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal
Five Mary Meyer Baby toys - Gentle Jungle Monkey Activity Toy, Junior Jumper Soft Book, Little Lady Bug Plush Toy, Little Lady Bug Wiggler and the Twi ... more »
Smiffy’s appoints Nigel Kean as Canadian vice president of sales
Smiffy's, a manufacturer and distributor of costumes, Halloween and party products, has announced the appointment of Nigel Kean, as vice president of ... more »
A world of possibilities awaits participants at Ballooniversity 2006
Burton + BURTON has announced Ballooniversity 2006, themed "A World of Possibilities," will be held in Athens, Ga., on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, J ... more »
