celebrations and occasions

Qualatex moves World Balloon Convention to 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the best-laid plans can be thrown off course! The outbreak affected all businesses in varying ways – from slowdowns to complete shuttering. The World Balloon Conference (WBC) 2021 was... more »

Coming Together

Kelly Tuit is a people gatherer by nature and loves to throw parties, so opening a shop and event space was a natural fit for the former art teacher turned business owner in Rockford, Michigan.... more »

Ignite sales with balloons, party centerpieces

{Sponsored} The party and retail industries saw their fair share of evolution in 2020, from a shift to virtual parties and shopping to a complete change in the bestselling items they stock. The industry has weathered... more »

Let’s Pawty

I think we can all agree that pets won the great quarantine of 2020. Not only did they get extra attention and lots of outdoor walks, they also kept their stir-crazy owners sane during the... more »

Pet Krewe switches production to make masks and other PPE products

Pet Krewe, a maker of pet costumes and toys, has shifted its factories from making costumes to creating masks and other PPE products to help pandemic efforts. In the past two weeks alone, Pet Krewe... more »

Rubie’s Costume Company discusses this year’s hottest Halloween costumes

On Oct. 30, 2019, Howard Beige, executive vice president with Rubie's Costume Company discussed this year's hottest Halloween costumes on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business. Beige pointed out the number one costume for children... more »

Survey: Top pet costumes for 2019 Halloween

This year 29 million people plan to dress their pets in costume for Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation's 2019 Halloween Spending Survey. Here's a list of the top pet costumes planned this year:... more »

burton + Burton spearheads Balloon Month initiative in Georgia

For a decade, Maxine Burton, president and founder, and Bob Burton, CEO, of burton + BURTON have spearheaded the initiative to draw attention to Balloon Month in the State of Georgia via a balloon proclamation... more »