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Tracy Berkovitz had a chaotic Friday morning. She was in the final stretch of a marathon effort to plan her son’s high school graduation party and still needed a tablecloth and other last-minute ...

Between the vampire teeth, the giant balloons, the streamers and the glittery napkins, one store laid claim to celebrations across America - Party City. Well, that juggernaut is now bankrupt, turning ...

What came first: America's obsession with Halloween or Party City? Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a single store in New Jersey. He sold cups, napkins and other supplies for birthday and ...