The retail industry changed drastically in the 1990s, when the invention of the World Wide Web allowed shoppers to place orders at any hour of the...
What do Sears, RadioShack and Bebe have in common? They’re closing brick-and-mortar stores. And, they aren’t alone.  As of mid-June, 4,789 store...
When the wedding dress store Alfred Angelo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week, the news sent brides around the country into a panic — and...
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Florists who cater to a less affluent customer base envy uptown competitors with their...
Even the most resourceful and bottom-line oriented retailers likely have a goldmine of unrealized profit — buried in their costs, said retail floral...
Last month, Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, signaling the company’s intention to dominate yet another segment of the retail industry....
Have you been dinged by a bounced check? The Society of American Florists has an app to make collections a breeze, and Skip Paal, AAF, of the...
Remind social media followers about flowers for Memorial Day. The Society of American Florists provides members with Facebook sharable graphics that...
How many times a day does your designer walk to a water source to fill a vase? How much energy each week is devoted to recovering misplaced...
Sixty-nine percent of consumers plan to buy Mother’s Day flowers next month, in what could be a record-breaking holiday. In fact, consumers are...
The National Retail Federation is estimating that 69 percent of those celebrating Mother’s Day will buy mom flowers — so now is the time for...
Mother’s Day requires all hands on deck. That’s why the Society of American Florists is bringing in four experts to address the hot spots flower...
Cost of goods sold and labor are two controllable expenses that can make or break your floral shop. Buying right and using the correct markup are...
You have a potentially great idea, but you aren’t exactly sure how to put it into action at your business. Or, you know that you need to make some...
SAF’s 1-Day Profit Blast in Philadelphia, sponsored by DVFlora on Saturday, March 25, packs design, sales, technology and management education into...