With the Christmas holidays upon us and Valentine’s Day not far behind, it’s important to focus on the current floral supply chain situation. As we covered in the September issue...
As we head into the holiday season, the demand for flowers is continuing to grow like crazy. The wedding season was hectic, as so many people held their previously postponed...
With all the changes in the floral industry this past year, we anticipated that Mother’s Day sales would be high. And we were right.
In a recent issue of SAF’s Floral Management magazine, contributing writer Julie Martens Forney interviewed Bill LaFever, PFCI, President of Bill Doran Company. His insights and tips for Mother’s Day...
To say that Valentine’s Day 2021 was unusual would be a massive understatement. This year was a completely different scenario than 2020 when we weren’t yet dealing with all the...
According to 2020 Valentine’s Day statistics, consumers are spending more than ever before. This year, as people are hunkered down at home, the spending trend should only increase — particularly...
2020 has been quite a year — and that’s the understatement of all time! It should come as no surprise, then, that Pantone just announced their 2021 Color of the...
With so many people unable to visit others on Thanksgiving, many chose to share their love by sending flowers.
It’s certainly been a wild year for the floral industry, yet we see positive signs for the future. Most recently, the Society of American Florists conducted a survey of retail...
In a move that will save the floral industry an estimated $15-20 million next year, the U.S. Government just added fresh-cut roses to the Generalized System of Preferences, or GSP.