SAF Wednesday E-Brief - 06/20/2007 (Plain Text Version)
In this issue:
Headlines
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Deceptive Listing Laws Move Ahead in Calif., N.Y.
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Denver Post Reports SAF Home Makeover Tips
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Colombian Growers Struggle to Turn Profits
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Tropical Rains Give Fla. Growers Hope
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Bridal Magazine is 'Spot On' with Flowers
Newsmakers
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Hortica: 120 Years and Counting
Trends
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Government Survey Charts Decline in Number of Florists
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Here Comes the Bride ... At Target?
Life at Work
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Step Away from the Cheetos
Tips
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Be True to Your School (Drink Pepsi!)
Regular Features
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Reader Feedback: Summer Rose Supplies
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Reminder
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Talk on the Forums
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Product Spotlight: The Hip Giver's Guide
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Spring Holidays Peak with Mother's Day Florist Sales
Spring Holidays Peak with Mother's Day Florist Sales
Almost 60 percent of retail florists responding to SAF's holiday sales survey for Mother's Day reported that sales increased compared to one year ago. Only 11 percent said sales decreased and 28 reported no change. For Easter, the first floral holiday in the spring trifecta of online sales surveys conducted in April and May, about one-third each of florists reported that sales increased, decreased or sales were unchanged from a year ago (35 percent; 35 percent; 30 percent). Secretaries Week/Administrative Professionals Week was not quite as successful, according to results of the third online survey. Here, about 27 percent of florists reported increases in sales versus one year ago, about the same proportion said sales were down (29 percent), while 41 percent indicated sales for the week were about the same as in 2006.
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Sources: SAF's Online Zoomerang Surveys of Retail Florists at Easter, Secretaries Week/Administrative Professionals Week and Mother's Day. Results based on 217, 307 and 376 responses respectively. |
--Ira Silvergleit
isilvergleit@safnow.org