Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year and it also coincides with a holiday weekend. That’s a tough combination for retail florists, admits Society of American Florists President Chris Drummond, AAF, PFCI, but there are steps you can take right now to encourage...
Mike Suyeyasu, AAF, a dedicated and forward-thinking industry member and longtime Society of American Florists leader, passed away on January 1 from complications of West Nile Virus. He was 85. Suyeyasu was a former President of Bill Suyeyasu Wholesale Florist in...
The 2019 Christmas season seems to have turned out well for many floral pros. A “gut check” survey of Society of American Florists volunteer leaders found that 47 percent of respondents saw sales increase compared to 2018 — a strong season itself. Another 37 percent...
With one week to go until Christmas, most retail florists feel optimistic about the 2019 holiday season, according to a Society of American Florists’ holiday “gut check” survey. Around 49 percent of respondents to that survey said they are planning for a sales...
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would streamline parts of the H-2A foreign guest-worker program and establish a path for workers in the agriculture sector to earn legal employment. The news represents an important first step toward...
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