Thank you for that Erlene - I loved it. My name is Jenna Babbidge and I own O'Malley's FLorist in Woburn, MA. I was up in your beautiful city last weekend, I...
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Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you and your shops. Good luck for the month of May I hope it is a record breaker in a positive way. There have been so...
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Good afternoon everyone, From a wholesaler perceptive, this proves to be a very good holiday for the industry as a whole. The growers in South America and...
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This Story has been sent to you by : erlene@... Miami flower import capital of the world, facing changes`Looking 10 years down the line, the...
Hi everyone, As many of you know, I closed my shop and am now one of the managers at Christmas Tree Shops. I absolutely love it there, but for the past couple...
Hello Dot, I do some purchasing at the CTS at different times of the year, the price is right and I have a tax exempt card from them. We love the quality and...
Busy Bee Flowers
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Erlene LeBorgne (erlene@...) wanted you to read the following story:
Local florists hoping for online orders This story is available online...
The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable ...
Hi everyone! I finally have a minute and I was wondering how everyone made out with the rain and flooding on Mother's Day weekend? Other then a panel of our...
Hi Debbie, We had a good Mother's day, sales for May were very good and we were up significantly over last year for the month. About two thirds of our increase...
In case any of you forgot what the flooding was like ..... I can't believe this rain. Our floral business has been great (best April ever, mothers day ...
Hi Everyone, Not sure if you've all had a chance see J Schwanke at any of the conventions or any wholesale house shows. He is full of energy and enthusiasm for...
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What Do You Know? By Romanus Wolter Chances are, not everything. Luckily, the unknown is full of opportunity. I recently spent some time with my 18-year-old...
Hi everyone! We all must be enjoying our down time this summer. I've noticed there aren't any postings. I was hoping I could get some suggestions on arranging...
Hi everyone, Christmas Tree Shops has started incorporating it's Christmas merchandise, and the customers are loving it. I just wanted to send around a little...
We used to charge 25% on top of whatever the materials cost was for any given arrangement. However, to correctly calculate that cost, I think you have to take...
I generally have a chart for regular arrangements with the gross price in the first column, the set up(container and greens in second) 20% labor in the third...
Hi Dot, Thanks for providing this information - it's great insight. Do you have any insights into the demographics of the typical shopper at CTS? You have me...
Joyce, CTS has been a big boost to the floral industry.. because they do Christmas all year it has opened a nook for florists..and also does not your ...
Hi Joyce, Our customers come from all walks of life. Here in South Portland, Maine, our summer customer is primarily a tourist on vacation....so we see all...
I don't think they do Christmas all year, do they? I assume the original ones did, but I think the ones around here just start I VERY early, though I could be...
Thanks again, Dot. Lots of food for thought - I can hear the jingle bells! Joyce ... From: petalpower@yahoogroups.com [mailto:petalpower@yahoogroups.com]On ...
To keep our shops competitive in the market we need to be on the cutting edge of what's new in retail. Be wary of showing merchandise that the customer has...
