To better compete against discount stores and online retailers, Saks is “making some radical changes” to its flagship department store on Fifth...
A well-known florist in Sarasota, Florida, has sold the retail and wholesale arm of his business to dedicate more time to developing marketing and...
This holiday season, if a competitor slams flowers as a “gift that dies,” florists have an elegant retort: That’s the point. A new essay in The New...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Obama Administration on Nov. 9, preventing the administration from implementing its sweeping...
With the launch of a new service in select cities, Uber is working to position itself as a delivery option for small-business owners — and it’s...
Jack Van Namen (seated, center) was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremonial luncheon held at the Kennicott/Vans facility...
In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Christmas (and, for that matter, Valentine’s Day), make sure blogging is on your daily to-do list. Otherwise, you’re...
Everyone loves a winner. This month's issue of Floral Management is flush with them. From the winners of SAF’s annual awards, to the floral...
A longtime retail flower shop is at the forefront of a new effort to encourage more Americans to save for retirement. Thanks to a connection forged...
A “minor fix” to the Affordable Care Act that could result in thousands of dollars of savings for some U.S. small businesses is also giving some...
To promote its annual line of Keepsake holiday ornaments, Hallmark is getting a little less sweet and a little more real. Through six new videos,...
More than two weeks before Thanksgiving, one national retailer is already dominating Black Friday chatter on social media — and, in shopping season...
More than 780 floral industry members traveled to Miami Oct. 21-Oct. 23 for the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier’s 2015 Floral Distribution...
A proposal to use financial incentives to help preserve longtime San Francisco businesses passed on Tuesday. Proposition J will create the Legacy...
Yoshimi Shibata, a floral industry pioneer and beloved former president of Mt. Eden Floral Company in San Jose, California, died peacefully in his...