SAF Wednesday E-Brief - 06/27/2007  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
•  Reminder
Headlines
•  Immigration Bill Revived, Passage Not Guaranteed
•  Florists Consider La. Licensing Exam
•  1-800-Flowers.com Franchisee Closes Stores
•  Preferred Florist Network Reportedly Shuts Down
•  Sales Tax Project Grants Two-Year Extension
•  Little Pest Causes Big Problems
Newsmakers
•  Florist Brings Together Cell Phones, Soldiers
•  Florida Florist Gets 'Place in the Sun'
Trends
•  Retailers Split on Customers' 'Green' Commitment
•  If You're Happy and You Know It ... Shop Here?
•  In Line for an iPhone?
Life at Work
•  Cupid, Put Down Your Bow
Tips
•  Setting the Right Course on Customer Service
Quote of the Week
•  'Green' Movement = Bad Juju?
Mark Your Calendar
•  Does your marketing "speak" to Millennials, Baby Boomers and generations in-between?
•  PFCI at AIFD
Regular Features
•  Reader Feedback: Colombian Peso, Rose Month
•  Talk on the Forums
•  Father's Day Sales Lag This Year
•  Product Spotlight: FloraTrac
•  Ecuadorian Rose Value Grows

Father's Day Sales Lag This Year

Fourty-three percent of readers responding to last week's e-poll said Father's Day sales decreased, compared to last year's. About 42 percent said sales remained the same, and 15 percent said sales increased.

--Vanessa Machir

vmachir@safnow.org