Emergency rooms. Big box stores. Fast food chains. You might expect these places to be open 24 hours a day. But in New York City, people can find plenty of smaller businesses with the lights still on in the wee small hours of the morning — including a local flower...
The presidential election. Wild rides on Wall Street. Worry over international issues. Terrorism. Concern about energy prices and rising costs outside of any business owner’s control. (Hello, health care.) The challenge of finding and keeping good workers. As 2015...
Tempted to write off Valentine’s Day 2016 already? Thinking the holiday will only disappoint, situated as it is on a Sunday and long holiday weekend? New research on consumer spending suggests the weekend event could be a bigger deal than conventional wisdom within...
Next month, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday — historically, a low-performing day for the holiday — and a holiday weekend. That positioning pits florists against all the usual competitors (inside of the industry and outside of it) and makes the idea of a romantic...
Trend forecasters Kristine Kratt, AIFD, PFCI, and Bill Schaffer, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, the husband and wife team behind the 2016 Flower Trends Forecast dig into the details of their trends in this month’s issue of Floral Management. The talented duo opened up about their...
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