Floral professionals have grappled this spring with the toughest decisions of their careers, including questions that require them to balance public, employee and personal health considerations with the future of their businesses. During the first two weeks of April,...
The last thing florists gearing up for Mother’s Day 2020 need is a competitor or news outlet disparaging the gift of flowers. In the runup to the holiday, the Society of American Florists has asked a number of groups to take a more positive approach. As the voice of...
About 73 percent of the retailer respondents to a Society of American Florists post-holiday survey on Administrative Professionals Week (APW) said sales were down this year. In write-in responses, however, some respondents also noted that, given current events,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to post a final rule soon on biotech regulations that would allow the floral industry to innovate more precisely, efficiently and at a reduced cost. “The regulatory approach embraced by USDA is commensurate with the low...
By May 8, some 30 U.S. states and territories will no longer have stay-at-home orders — a count that includes those areas that never instituted a state-level mandate. But a number of states have announced plans to loosen restrictions and reopen parts of their...
The Society of American Florists is the association that connects and cultivates a thriving floral community for: all participants of the U.S. floral industry and offers exciting benefits for the following types of businesses:
Each month, SAF member business and their teams enjoy the floral industry’s leading source for progressive business trends, shop management tactics, online marketing strategies, product quality and design trends and more.
The Sustainability Spotlight is a special edition of Floral Management showcasing the work of floral industry companies that have committed to environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
We believe it is important for you to know how we use cookies and personal information you may disclose to us. Please carefully review SAF's Opt-out preferences and Privacy Statement for more information on our use of cookies and personal data. If you continue to use the site, we'll assume you're OK with our practices.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Stay in the know! Sign up to receive text messages from SAF and we’ll deliver important news, announcements, special offers, and reminders straight to your phone. Opt out at any time!