Florist Blogs

After twenty years in the Floral Business, Flowers From The Rainflorist finally had the opportunity to take part in the SAF convention in Palm Beach at the Breakers Hotel   [ photo: 15079]   this past week. What a treat to be able to meet up with old friends and to meet new ones…some of us only knew each other through forums ...

If you visit FTD.com, you'll see a huge selection of flower arrangements.  Many, and all those listed as ''Same Day Delivery'', are delievered by a local florist, arranged as you see.  But some arrangements (the ones delivered by UPS, DHL or FedEx) arrive in a box, and need to be assembled by the recipient. Similar to our ...

 From http://realflorists.flowerchat.com/2...ry-valentines/ Word of an FTD Tech melt-down started brewing on florist message boards on Friday, February 9, when flower shop owners started reporting orders sent through FTD's proprietary Mercury Network as not getting through to their stores. Some of the florists said FTD's Tech ...

In a brief press release, ProFlowers responds: Bill Strauss, Chief Executive Officer of Provide Commerce, stated, ''We remain focused on our customers and will vigorously defend our direct business model. Our unique model is supported by our 7-day freshness guarantee - and it is this model that has greatly contributed to our ability to ...

This week, FTD filed suit against ProFlowers for false and misleading advertising.  FTD's press release reads, in part: The lawsuit states that ProFlowers claims that ''flowers are picked the day before - or sometimes the day of - the order, and are then shipped direct to the customer with no middlemen involved,'' are false and misleading. ...