News from Washington Post: It’s the Black Friday of the floral industry, a time when long hours and extra staff are a must as love-struck consumers vie for affection with roses and tulips. But like any great romance, Valentine’s Day is fraught with highs and lows for florists. Sales, which dipped during the recession, have [...]
News from Huffington Post: A burglar posing as a flower delivery man robbed a Miami woman at gunpoint on Valentine’s Day. The man knocked on the door of Scheryl Garcia’s home on SW 59th and Flagler Avenues, holding flowers and chocolates. “He rushed inside with a gun, demanded money, possibly jewelry, and he was only [...]
News from Search Engine Land: Imagine searching on your own company’s name and finding a competitor’s ad that said you were “Sold Out” right on your business’ most important holiday. That’s what florists like the owner of Chez Bloom in Minnesota had happen, as originally reported by Brand Channel. Indeed, as the owner of Chez [...]
News from brandchannel.com: Valentine’s Day was marred for many by failed or faulty delivery of bouquets to loved ones, as we covered here, last week – and many consumers and retailers had things to say. A popular florist blogger commented in a Feb. 17th post titled “Valentine’s Day Flowers Adwords: Feasting on the Bones of Local Florists”: [...]
News from Fox News: Ok. So you’ve waited to the last minute and you don’t have a Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone in your life. And, in these trying economic times, you might not be able to afford anything extravagant. But you still want to do something special. Don’t fret, we have some [...]
News from brandchannel.com: This year’s Valentine’s Day flower-ordering rush didn’t bring any bouquets for the brands. On the second biggest day of the year for sending flowers, after Mother’s Day, disappointed U.S. customers took to Facebook and Twitter in droves to voice their outrage at 1-800-Flowers, FTD and ProFlowers. No wonder a website call FlowerComplaint.com exists. But [...]
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News from KAKE: Font Size: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Valentine’s Day is the day that’s all about love. Restaurants, candy stores and jewelry stores all love it, but but flower shops probably love it the most. They count on packing in an entire months’ worth of business in the few days around Valentine’s Day. Ken [...]
News from Radio Iowa: The most hectic day of the year for flower delivery vans in Iowa is almost over. Florists have been planning for this day for many weeks. Scott Taylor, the owner of a flower shop in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says he actually began plotting the logistics for Valentine’s Day in late December. “When [...]
News from KNDO/KNDU: YAKIMA, Wash.– Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and that means local flower shops are stocking up on holiday favorites. The Flower Garden in Yakima says they’ve been working on gift baskets and flower baskets non stop. In the last three years they say they’ve seen more people switching over to [...]
