For retail florists, the pressure of supply shortages adds one more challenge to spring’s busy floral holidays. Administrative Professionals’ Week...
Best Practices for Coping with Supply Shortages
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Maximize Mother’s Day Profits
Mother’s Day is one of the two busiest times of the year for retail florists — and it can make or break your retail year. Pay attention to the...
Retailers Predict Bump-Up in Mother’s Day Sales
After a successful Valentine’s Day and Easter in 2021, florists are optimistic about Mother’s Day sales this year. In a recent Society of American...
Up Your Mother’s Day Prep Game
One of the biggest floral holidays is fast approaching and a little prep work now can make a huge difference in your stress level and profit margin....
Use Social Media to Boost Mother’s Day Sales
Mother’s Day isn’t until May 9, but it’s never too early to start promoting the holiday on your social media channels. Did you know that social...
Don’t Overpromise on Specific Flowers, Floral Wholesaler Says
Prepare for a successful Mother’s Day and wedding season with some tips from the Bill Doran Company. Get ready for a great Mother’s Day. On the...
Floral Management Focuses on ‘New Rules of Selling Flowers’
For years, the run-up to Mother’s Day has proceeded like clockwork at Radebaugh Florist & Greenhouses in Towson, Maryland. Kaitlin Radebaugh,...
Floral Industry Leaders Talk Lessons Learned from Mother’s Day
For those who could be open for business, Mother’s Day 2020 came on strong — despite unprecedented challenges and a host of unknowns. What does the...
‘Leadership Exchange’ Explores ‘What’s Next?’
What do Mother’s Day results tell us about the floral industry’s “new normal”? How will our operations change? And, what will be the impact of...
5 Early Takeaways from Mother’s Day 2020
The run-up to one of the floral industry’s biggest holidays was chaotic and filled with uncertainty —especially for florists in states with strict...
Industry CPA Talks Key Post-Holiday Questions
You made it through a most unusual Mother’s Day. Congratulations! But have you and your team documented what went right and what you learned? A...
5 Last-Minute Tactics for Mother’s Day Success
On the heels of hosting eight weeks of webinars about persevering through the COVID-19 pandemic, Society of American Florists CEO Kate Penn appeared...
Retailers See APW Sales Drop — But Cast Eyes Ahead to Mother’s Day
About 73 percent of the retailer respondents to a Society of American Florists post-holiday survey on Administrative Professionals Week (APW) said...
Prep Your Website for Mother’s Day Success
With physical shopping prohibited pretty much everywhere, your website has taken center stage this spring. “It was important before, but now it is...
Design Hacks for a More Efficient Mother’s Day
If you’re allowed to operate this Mother’s Day, you’ll likely do so with a reduced staff including people with little to no design experience, such...