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Putting together our annual look at the world of event rental is one of our bigger challenges. We make scores of phone calls and chart elaborate spreadsheets to try to divine the trends...

IT TAKES 45 days on average to collect on a party rental invoice, according to a recent informal poll by Special Events Magazine. But despite the ongoing sour economy, that figure has changed little in the last two years, largely because party...

LAST MONTH, “RENTAL Essentials” looked at how their earlier careers paid off for eight party rental pros. This month, we ask what work experience pros look for in their new hires...

NOBODY MAJORS IN “party rental.” Party rental pros either are born into the business, or — often to their own surprise — wind up there after trying other careers that just never offered enough excitement. Here is what eight industry leaders did in...

TAKING TIME TO do the job right the first time is a lot cheaper than doing the job over. Party rental pros, tired of spending time and money on go-backs, have developed smart strategies for getting the order out right the first time...

M & M Rental Center announced yesterday that it has acquired Abbey Party Rents of Dallas and its subsidiary, Props of Texas, through M & M’s newly formed subsidiary Texas M & M Acquisitions LLC...

On the heels of the announcement of its acquisition of a portion of Unique Tabletop Rentals, Culver City, Calif.-based Classic Party Rentals said today that it has acquired A to Z Party Rentals, a special events rental company with operations in...

The party rental segment is a true touchstone for the health of the special event industry. Who knows better what really happened on site, and when — and if — the bills were paid? So it's a good sign that our party rental pros are feeling positive...