Leaders of several national associations met on March 13, 2019, at the headquarters of the Society of American Florists in Alexandria, Virginia, to discuss how the groups can use their collective resources to collect and disseminate data on the floral industry....
FTD’s announcements last week that the company saw “lower than expected” results on Valentine’s Day and failed to meet its overall “financial objectives” for the fourth quarter of 2018, coupled with high-profile headlines about its updated SEC regulatory filing that...
When Karen Fountain, AAF, of Flowers ‘n’ Ferns stepped into the office of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) on the morning of Tuesday, March 12, she was ready for a challenge. Earlier this year, Kaine joined with 30 senators to introduce a bill that would raise the minimum...
With a weekday holiday and a strong economy, many retail florists had a good Valentine’s Day 2019. Fifty-nine percent of retail florists responding to a Society of American Florists’ post-holiday survey said their sales increased this year compared to 2018, when the...
Floral industry members across segments have a relatively optimistic take on the economic landscape, according to a new survey from the Society of American Florists. In response to the question “How’s business?”, 57 percent of respondents answered “good” while only 3...
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