There was a very special guest at Petals & Stem’s 45th anniversary celebration earlier this summer. Harriet Stern, the company’s very first client, arrived with a photo album in tow, showing off floral designs from 1972. “The shop hadn’t even officially opened...
Despite her careful planning, sometimes Nancy Witte-Dycus, AAF, ends up buying more product than she needs. But a few years ago, the owner of Fantasy Flowers in Thiensville, Wisconsin, came up with an idea that puts those leftovers to good use. She fashions them in a...
The retail industry changed drastically in the 1990s, when the invention of the World Wide Web allowed shoppers to place orders at any hour of the day with the touch of a button. Since then, it’s continued to morph at a rapid pace as new technologies emerge, including...
In his nearly 30 years as owner of Beneva Flowers, Art Conforti, PFCI, grew the Sarasota shop from nothing to one of the nation’s largest and most prosperous retail floral businesses. At SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast, July 22, in St. Louis, Conforti, president of...
Bridal shows attract throngs of newly engaged women. They can introduce you to dozens or hundreds of leads — or, they can be overwhelming, expensive and ineffective, if you don’t strategize. Karen Powell, owner of OK Florist in Summerville, South Carolina,...
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