If a recent gathering of floral industry suppliers is any indication, the floral industry is ready to get back to in-person events. Close to 500 growers, importers, manufacturers and wholesalers were in attendance for WF&FSA’s 2021 Floral Distribution Conference...
How do consumers plan to purchase flowers and plants in the next six months — and what is motivating their behavior? Has the pandemic permanently changed the buying habits of floral consumers, or will they revert back to their pre-pandemic ways? These are questions...
Total floriculture crop value is up, and Florida leads the way in production value, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Floriculture Crops Summary released last week. Among the findings of the report: The 2020 wholesale value of floriculture crops...
Sales were up year over year for more than 85 percent of respondents to the Society of American Florists’ Mother’s Day Survey 2021, with new customers doing most of the buying. Florists said they saw an increased demand for flowers and plants at Mother’s Day because...
When walk-in sales took a direct hit due to the pandemic, many floral retailers shifted to an e-commerce-centric strategy to keep afloat. But the question remains — Is a preference for the online buying experience here to stay? And what does that mean for the future...
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