Save the date? More like, spring the date on your guests at the (very) last minute. Last week, we told you about a New York Times story noting an uptick in high-end elopements (couples who plan a runaway affair, but with lots of the perks and price tag of a...
Flowers aren’t always the first thing consumers think of in summer, but beer and ice cream? Yes, please. Those two crowd-pleasing options are on the menu year-round (but they’re especially popular in warmer months) at Bitterroot Flower Shop in Missoula, Montana, where...
The floral industry lost one of its most beloved leaders July 15, after Stanley F. Bachman died at the age of 93. Bachman, a member of the Society of the American Florists’ Floriculture Hall of Fame and a former president of his family’s retail florist, Bachman’s Inc....
A 111-year-old flower shop in Ohio got a reinvigorating shot of merchandising and display advice earlier this summer after FTD sent in an expert for a ultra-fast makeover that the owner says already has led to sales increases. In early June, members of the FTD team,...
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 presented an opportunity for some wedding vendors to swoop in with deals. According to Fortune, “Alfred Angelo filed for...
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