When a mistake happens at H-E-B’s BLOOMS Floral Shops, Joe Don Zetzsche trains his team to ask the person responsible an important question: Are you...
Indiana Florist Makes Headlines for ‘Dancing’ Partner
When a senior citizen started using the parking lot of Banner Flower House in Kokomo, Indiana, as an impromptu dance floor on his morning walks, the...
SAF Extends Deadline for Award Applications
The Society of American Florists is extending the deadline for coveted industry awards this year to Spring 2021, giving floral community members...
What’s the Future of Consumer Behavior? A Retail Expert Shares Clues
How will consumer behavior evolve in the near- and long-term as Americans wrestle with what it looks like to shop, socialize, congregate, work, play...
Marketing Messages That Sell
Fortune favors the proactive. “People won’t buy something if they don’t know it exists,” said Jennifer Barnard, the fourth-generation owner of...
Montana Florist Shows ‘True Colors’
In late April, weeks into quarantine, when the world at large wrestled with feelings of angst and fatigue, Cara Lard had an idea to bring some...
Pa. Florist Rallies Community to Honor Essential Workers
From the first days of the pandemic, Tim Farrell, AIFD, AAF, PFCI, of Farrell’s Florist in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, has been making vases of...
SAF Advocates for Fair USDA Grower Aid Payment Formula
As reported earlier this spring, the Society of American Florists, leading a coalition of other industry trade associations, successfully advocated...
SAF Leaders Offer Preview of Reinvention Summit
How will consumer behavior change because of the pandemic — and what can floral industry members do now to adapt? What does new data from spring...
Musicians Fill Storied Spanish Theater with Plants
Looking for some lighthearted, flower-friendly news to share on your social platforms this week? How about a story about a venerable Spanish arts...
How to Grow Your Business with LinkedIn
With in-person networking events on hold for the foreseeable future, it’s more important than ever to connect with current and prospective clients...
Industry Financial Pro: PPP Changes Add ‘Flexibility’
If you’ve succeeded in securing a Payment Protection Program loan, maybe you’ve heard that the rules for getting that loan forgiven, so you do not...
Industry Economist Points to Promising Signs Post-Crisis
Here’s some promising news to start your summer: In the coming months, most Americans believe they will purchase flowers and/or plants for others...
Floral Management Focuses on ‘New Rules of Selling Flowers’
For years, the run-up to Mother’s Day has proceeded like clockwork at Radebaugh Florist & Greenhouses in Towson, Maryland. Kaitlin Radebaugh,...