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Fire destroys florist’s greenhouse, estimated $100k loss
HILLSBORO, Ore. – A 40,000 square-foot greenhouse was destroyed by flames early Tuesday morning, burning a crop of roses and lilies inside, the Washington County Fire District said. Property owner…
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WFFSA Distribution conference with a video twist
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Cyber thieves targeting flower shops across Southern California
By Rob McMillan MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) — Identity theft isn’t just wreaking havoc on unassuming individuals. Cyber thieves are cashing in by stealing the identities of businesses, including flower…
Read MoreWhere have all the florists gone?
It’s pretty and it smells good, but running a flower shop has become one tough business. “Let me ask you this,” said Jane Pennycuff, owner of a retail floral…
Read MoreModern Farmer
Is peony farming Alaska’s next gold rush? The promise of gold, oil and king crab has lured fortune seekers to Alaska for decades. But Alaska’s newest profit-making industry stems from…
Read MoreSale to developer approved for portion of SF Flower Mart site
A portion of the San Francisco Flower Mart, the second-largest wholesaling flower site in the country, will be sold to a developer. Sixty-eight percent of the association that owns half…
Read MoreBoston Flower Exchange receives $35 million bid
David Brown and his wife, Ann, own Chester Brown Wholesale Florist, a member of the exchange since 1933. From a sprawling industrial site at the edge of the South End,…
Read MoreIndia 2nd largest flower producer after China
India’s ‘flower power’ continues to bloom with the country emerging as the second largest grower of flowers around the world, surpassed only by China. About 2,33,000 hectares across the country…
Read MoreIs Walmart your next competitor? Amazon Fresh could become the reason.
For years we have thought, and some florists still do, that FTD and 1-800-Flowers, Teleflora and Pro Flowers are the local florist’s competition. In reality, the only ones they…
Read MoreFlower Struggle
On Wednesday, tenants of the San Francisco Flower Mart gathered at a stall run by a flower grower named David Repetto, to rally against what they see as the tech…
Read MoreChrysal International & Florint Join Forces
International florist organisation FLORINT and Chrysal International have signed an agreement to cooperate on several projects, which aim to raise awareness among florists of optimising flower quality and of increasing…
Read MoreFlower grower Paul Ecke leaves Guatemala
Byron Calderón, former CEO of the flower growing company, has confirmed the close of business of Paul Ecke in Guatemala and its relocation to El Salvador. Calderón mentioned that around…
Read MoreSun Valley Floral Farms Wins Marketer
Donates Cash Prize to SAF’s PR Fund ALEXANDRIA, VA – August 27, 2014 — A national campaign for Women’s Day, March 8 — as a way to fill the sales…
Read MoreFlower Mart tenants seek assurances about future
San Francisco’s development wars are migrating from the waterfront to a sentimental property in the heart of SoMa: the San Francisco Flower Mart. Working with former Mayor Art Agnos and…
Read MoreEcuador: Rise in air freight costs
The closing of a part of the Panamericana Norte highway, as well as the rise in the air freight costs, are affecting the activities of the flower industry, which is…
Read MoreColombian flower grower wins top award in US
The youngest member of the executive board of the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters (Asocolflores), Carlos Manuel Uribe Lalinde, has just been recognized with one of the highest awards in…
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