Top executives from FTD share what they’ve learned from leadership changes and restructuring, how they’re responding to rising expectations in customer service and the future direction of the company. In the January issue of Floral Management, we talked with 16...
With less than a week to go before Christmas, most florists are expecting a strong holiday showing, according to a recent survey of Society of American Florists retailer members. Overall, 58 percent of respondents say they’re planning for a sales increase. Meanwhile,...
The “secret” to attention-grabbing window displays in an age when many consumers are walking by stores, eyes glued to their phones, or driving by your store, distracted by a growing to-do list? Don’t focus on a single product. Instead, create a dream-worthy theme....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will mail the Commercial Floriculture Survey to growers this week — and the Society of American Florists is encouraging its members to respond before the Feb. 8 deadline. The survey will be...
Alan “Buddy” Jacobson, the former president and chairman of Jacobson Floral Supply in Boston, died Nov. 29. He was 87 years old. Jacobson joined the now 75-year-old family business in 1955 after earning his business degree in marketing from Boston University and...
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