Floral

A three month hiatus will end this Friday as flower shipments from Colombia resume at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The “reboot” reaffirms the goal of shaving days from the time needed to haul flowers into the Midwest by bypassing Miami. …

The WF&FSA is sponsoring an Open Talk conference call featuring speakers Drs. Tom & Tim Prince, of Prince & Prince, Inc. who will discuss why Valentine’s Day is a “recession-proof” floral holiday and more opportunities for sales growth. …

Global Trade Item Number (GTIN, pronounced gee-tin) for boxes and the Universal Product Code (UPC) for bunches and bouquets, are now available. The entire floral industry needs to get on board with this quickly, said Jim Wanko, executive vice president of the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association. …

The California Cut Flower Commission empowers flower lovers to ask for what they really want as Hint Cards are now available online and at grocery stores in California and Nevada. …

Westborn Market is expanding its Dearborn store and will include a full-service florist with
wedding design services, ready made and custom made floral arrangements,
bouquets, giftware, fresh cut flowers, gift baskets, delivery service and more. …