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Senate Drops Immigration Bill
Floral industry members hoping for a resolution to the country's immigration debate will have to wait. Last week the Senate failed to agree on the amendments attached to a reform bill, stalling the effort.
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USDA Reconsiders Horticulture Census
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently decided its Census of Horticultural Specialties should be conducted more frequently.
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Gas Prices Fall for First Time Since January
Florists who have been sweating over the amount they shell out on gas for deliveries are finally experiencing (a little) relief.
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Trends |
Consumers Want to Save the Earth, Save Time, Splurge on Color
Hot gardening trends for 2007 can be summed up in three words: easy, colorful and eco-friendly... Oh, and did we mention "easy"?
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Organized Retail Crime Increases
Organized retail crime, which includes infractions from identity theft to shoplifting, is getting worse, despite the fact that awareness of the problem is at an all-time high, according to a new survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF).
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Tips |
June: Awash in Roses?
On Valentine's Day and Mother's Day you may have been rushing to find enough roses to meet your customers' demands, but chances are, in mid-summer that demand has decreased -- significantly.
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Life at Work |
Workers Still Struggling with Work/Life Balance
Do your workplace policies support both your 23-year-old, single salesman and your 43-year-old designer, who happens to be a single mom? A group of experts at a public meeting in Washington, D.C., recently claimed that, for most businesses, the answer is no.
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Mark Your Calendar |
PR Boot Camp Will Get You In Shape at SAF Palm Springs 2007
Ever wonder why some companies always seem to be in the news, while reporters never knock on your door?
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Regular Features |
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Product Spotlight: The Changing Floriculture Industry: A Statistical Overview, Fourth Edition
Its hard to run a business and stay on top of what's going on in the floral industry -- but SAF makes it easy with The Changing Floriculture Industry: A Statistical Overview (fourth edition).
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Talk on the Forums
One member is having a hard time with hydrangea.
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Florists Stick with Same Father's Day Promotions
Fifty-two percent of readers said they would not change their promotion of Father's Day this year.
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Father’s Day: A Steady Share
For more than 10 years, market share in dollar sales and floral transactions for Father’s Day has remained between 0.7 percent and 1.6 percent of all calendar occasions, according to the Consumer Tracking Study.
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