history: I used to work at party city.
knowledge: Based in Elmsford, New York, the company is the largest retailer of party goods in the United States and Canada, operating over 900 company-owned and franchise outlets under the Party City, Halloween City, and Factory Card & Party Outlet brands.
response: That sounds great. do you live in NY as I understand that is where it is based?
history: I used to work at party city.
That sounds great. do you live in NY as I understand that is where it is based?
I do not live in NY. There are locations all over.
knowledge: Based in Elmsford, New York, the company is the largest retailer of party goods in the United States and Canada, operating over 900 company-owned and franchise outlets under the Party City, Halloween City, and Factory Card & Party Outlet brands.
response: Yes, they have 900 stores between all their brands. Where was yours?
history: I used to work at party city.
That sounds great. do you live in NY as I understand that is where it is based?
I do not live in NY. There are locations all over.
Yes, they have 900 stores between all their brands. Where was yours?
I worked for one in Minnesota.
knowledge: Founded by Steve Mandell in 1986, Mandell recognized that party goods was highly fragmented with a lot of small mom-and-pop operations, a large number of retailers carrying limited supplies, and no big players dominating the market.
response: Interesting. Did you know the founder was a man named Steve Mandell? He saw there were no big party supply retailers at the time.
history: I used to work at party city.
That sounds great. do you live in NY as I understand that is where it is based?
I do not live in NY. There are locations all over.
Yes, they have 900 stores between all their brands. Where was yours?
I worked for one in Minnesota.
Interesting. Did you know the founder was a man named Steve Mandell? He saw there were no big party supply retailers at the time.
It really is a neat store with a large selection.
knowledge: The operation was immediately successful and within a year Mandell started planning for a second location.
response: Yes, he was so successful he quickly made plans for another store.
history: I used to work at party city.
That sounds great. do you live in NY as I understand that is where it is based?
I do not live in NY. There are locations all over.
Yes, they have 900 stores between all their brands. Where was yours?
I worked for one in Minnesota.
Interesting. Did you know the founder was a man named Steve Mandell? He saw there were no big party supply retailers at the time.
It really is a neat store with a large selection.
Yes, he was so successful he quickly made plans for another store.
Yes I assume so also. When did he start the company anywa?
knowledge: Party City is an American publicly traded retail chain of party supply stores founded in 1986 by Steve Mandell in East Hanover, New Jersey.
response: He started it in 1986 in East Hanover