The Society of American Florists announced safety protocols focused on keeping convention attendees healthy amid a surge in Covid cases. “The safety and comfort of everyone at the convention is our top priority,” says SAF CEO Kate Penn. “We really wanted to put...
A file next to the register at The Secret Garden Florists holds the resumes of people interested in working at the Linwood, New Jersey flower shop. Usually, owner Joseph Neidinger could pull from that file and fill openings at his shop with no problem. But for the...
Members of the Society of American Florists elected three new members to the association’s Board of Directors, as well as nine members to positions on the association’s Retailers, Wholesalers and Growers Councils. “SAF relies on these industry leaders to provide...
A recent Reuters’ news story about an Ecuadorian rose farm taking up cannabis production had some in the floral industry wondering: Will flower producers in Ecuador go the way of some California farms, which uprooted flowers in favor of cannabis? Probably not, say...
Most online shoppers don’t make a purchase. So how can retail florists, who have increasingly relied on their websites during the pandemic, capture more sales? Dan McManus, founder of the marketing company TeamFloral and a featured speaker at SAF Orlando 2021, talked...
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