Smart, forward-thinking businesswoman. Dedicated (and hilarious) friend and colleague. Devoted daughter. Loving mother. All around bright light. These are just some of the descriptions being used this week to memorialize Shelby Shy, AAF, a past president of the...
News agencies and a mail order liquor service recently dinged flowers in Mother’s Day ads. As the voice of the floral industry, the Society of American Florists responds to those ads and others that make negative references to flowers. One of those companies SAF...
Family and friends of Arlene Louise Sorensen, AAF, 87, gathered yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska, to honor the life of a woman who devoted her life to those she loved — and to cultivating a strong, connected floral industry. Born in Lincoln in 1932, Sorensen, the first...
Pop quiz: Who is in charge of profitability at your store? If you said, “the owner” or “the manager,” we’ll understand, but according to industry expert Jody McLeod, AIFD, NCCPF of Annie V’s Floral Design Studio in Clayton, North Carolina, designers are the team...
Mother’s Day 2019 has the potential to be a major retail event, according to predictions from national companies in the floral industry and the National Retail Federation. Last week, NRF released results from its 2019 annual survey, which pegged...
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