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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Wascana Flower Shoppe a finalist for business award Sept. 29, 2010 - Wascana Flower Shoppe of Regina has been named as a finalist for Saskatchewan's 2010 ABEX Service Award. Florist welcomes fall with giveaway Sept. 27, 2010 - Suzanne and Carol of Lake Country Flowers in B.C. are celebrating another year in business on Sept. 30 with a "Fall in Love with Flowers" event. The ladies will be giving away 300 hundred free roses to local residents that spot the Lake Country Flowers delivery wagon around town. BClocalnews.com reports. | READ MORE Old, pressed flowers give climate clues: study Sept. 23, 2010 - Flowers picked up to 150 years ago in Victorian England show that old collections of pressed plants around the world can help the study of climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. Reuters.com reports. | READ MORE How you can avoid burnout Sept. 22, 2010 - Entrepreneurs and small business owners have to be cognizant about avoiding burnout, given it is so easy to work, work and work some more. Working for yourself and enjoying the spoils of your success is an excellent thing, but too much work makes Jack and Jill dull people. The Globe and Mail reports. | READ MORE Customers will pay 7% more for extra service Sept. 20, 2010 - A majority of Canadians report that quality customer service is more important to them in today's economic environment (58%) and will spend an average of seven per cent more when they believe a company provides excellent service. Retailers should cater more to ethnic shoppers Sept. 17, 2010 - Over the next decade, up to 70 per cent of retail sales growth in Canada will likely come from “visible minorities,” estimates a new report from CIBC World Markets. The Toronto Star reports. | READ MORE Ecuador wants to smell and eat roses Sept. 15, 2010 - Ecuador has long been a major exporter of big bulbed, colourful flowers that please the eye and the nose. Now its farmers are exploring a new idea - roses that you can eat. TZ.NZ.co.nz reports. | READ MORE New TV floral design contest debuts Sept. 13, 2010 - A new American reality show will have florists putting the petal to the metal for the title of America’s Best Floral Designer. Spot trends at Expo 2010 Sept. 10, 2010 - The Window to the World opens on Oct. 19–20 to give thousands of buyers in Canada’s garden and floral industry one of the best opportunities to spot trends, source innovative, differentiating products, learn new business strategies and find vendor partners that will lead to growth and prosperity. Bees, flowers wilted by climate change: Study Sept. 8, 2010 - Honey bees and the flowers they feed off are being stung by climate change. New Canadian research suggests that climate change may be causing some flowers to open before bees wake up from hibernation. The Montreal Gazette reports. | READ MORE |
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