Party Rental Operations

Rental Essentials: Is Party Rental Partied Out?

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Christine Landry

A struggling economy is always tough for business. When clients cut event spending or cancel events altogether the rental industry feels the pinch. Here,...

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Discounting Deepens But Dangers Lurk

The spooky economy has everyone scrambling to pull in revenue, and many rental operators are turning to discounting to hold on to business. ...

Rental Essentials: The Devil is in the Discounts

It is probably safe to say everyone in the rental business has experienced a business situation that involved discounting. If our competitors do it, we...

Signature’s Tom Brown Resigns and Starts Rental Solutions

Tom Brown resigns from one rental company and launches another...

Rental Operators Vary on Keeping Fuel Surcharges

Although virtually all rental companies boosted delivery fees to offset skyrocketing fuel charges this summer, they vary on keeping the higher fees in place...

Classic Party Rentals To Open Sacramento Outlet

Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals, the leading event rental company in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will open a new warehouse and showroom in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 1....

Rental Operators Hold Line on Discounting

Despite the tough economy, most event rental operators say they will not be discounting the price of their services, according to a recent online poll from Special Events. ...

Houston Event Industry Back After Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike visited Houston on Saturday in the middle of the night, and oh, what a visitor he was! says Jan Rocco, president of Party Props in Houston....

Fuel Prices Fall But Rental Profits Still Feel Pressure

With fuel prices dropping, are event rental fleets reaping the benefit? So far, the answer is mixed....

Guest Room: Questions & Andres

In the 1990s, Wheaton Party Rentals was a family business based just outside Washington. But the year 2000 brought big changes. The family sold the business...

Gas Shortage Plagues Atlanta Event Pros

It's the secret ingredient in appetizers, decor and guest lists--gasoline. If there's no gas, then the caterer can't deliver the food, the decor pieces sit on the loading dock, and guests can't get to the party....

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