After a long year away from friends and family, everyone is looking for ways to connect with loved ones. This means that Valentine’s Day sales have...
It’s been a busy week for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. He’s popped up outside in Memphis and in a flower shop’s waiting area in San Diego. At...
Last week’s presidential inauguration may have lacked some of the pageantry and parties of a non-pandemic year, but flowers still played a...
Fourteen years ago, Botanica International in Tampa, Florida shifted from a traditional flower shop to an events-only business — a move that has...
Move over, Big Macs. Next month, a number of florists are leveraging outdoor spaces and drive-thru-style services at their brick-and-mortar...
Some Society of American Florists members this week received a fraudulent email from “safnow” with the subject line “Membership Annual Update Due.”...
Will the sales-dampening effect of a Sunday holiday be countered by a surge in demand from homebound customers on Valentine’s Day? That’s the...
Beloved floriculture professor, Harold F. Wilkins, Ph.D., who received the Society of American Florists’ Alex Laurie Award recognizing lifetime...
A longtime member of the Society of American Florists, Lee’s Flowers and Card Shop in Washington, D.C., starred in a recent commercial produced by...
Dealing with hordes of last-minute shoppers doesn’t scream “Sunday Fun Day” for most of us — but it’s a worthwhile sacrifice to help ensure a...
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and big floral holidays are the perfect time to increase your visibility by taking advantage of media...
Applications are now open for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program PPP loans, giving floral industry business owners the chance to apply for a...
First the bad news: When it comes to planning for a profitable Valentine’s Day, “there are no secrets,” said Paul Goodman, MBA, PFCI, a longtime...
The countdown is on for Valentine’s Day 2021. Here are a few simple, inexpensive and effective ways to get customers’ attention ahead of the big...
There are those rare people who tackle their taxes the first week of January … and then there are the rest of us. Valentine’s Day follows a similar...