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1-800-Flowers.com ended its partnership with Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia “based on lower than anticipated customer demand for the
premium priced product line,” said chief financial officer Bill Shea
during a conference call with stock analysts August 19 to discuss the
company’s fourth quarter and year-end fiscal results. |
 Flowers and chocolate have long been the symbolic shorthand for romance.
But with the growing popularity of dark chocolate (56 percent growth in
the last four years), they also share more than just their status as
go-to gifts for Valentine’s Day — research shows both are good for you: |
 The performance reviews are in and Bosses Day 2009 certainly could
benefit from a raise — in sales. Less than 10 percent of SAF members
reported an increase in sales for the Oct. 16 holiday. Did the dismal
labor market mean fewer bosses to celebrate and employees to chip in —
or do too few people even realize the holiday exists? |
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Horticulture and floriculture students looking for practical floral
industry experience have until Oct. 1 to apply for two scholarship
opportunities offered through the American Floral Endowment: |
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YouTube and Facebook make it possible to flaunt your event work and
provide helpful how-to presentations to the masses. And with a
user-friendly video camera — and a little guidance from SAF’s tech guru
Renato Sogueco — recording, uploading and posting your work can be a
cinch. |
