A national group says retailers should plan for a good holiday season — not a blow-out — with sales during November and December increasing by 3.8 percent to 4.2 percent over 2018, to a total of between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion. The numbers exclude automobile...
Recent power outages in Northern and Central California created frustration, worry — and a run on disaster-related supplies such as generators. For floral professionals who depend on a consistent cold chain for their product, the outages also caused headaches. Denise...
Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has moved the government out of Quito amid violent protests that have also disrupted the floral industry supply chain. Benito Jaramillo, president of Valleflor S.A in Quito, said on Wednesday morning that most of the farms in the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture signaled its support for a program aimed at protecting specialty crop growers — including those in the floral industry. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins recently announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture...
Delivery is a key service that retail florists offer. It’s something that sets your business apart from other brick-and-mortar businesses and makes you competitive with online companies. It’s also a complicated area that can quickly go from a profitable service to a...
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