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City enacts ban on cemetary memorials |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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Aug. 13, 2009 - The community of Courtenay, B.C. is enacting a by-law that will ban memorials from it's cemetery by the end of January 2010.
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Reviewing your staff |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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 July 13, 2009 - Your staff is both the face of your business and an essential part of the engine that keeps it running. These employees are also human - they make mistakes and may require positive or negative critiques. How do you give your staff feedback?
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Instant flowers at your fingertips |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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 June 17, 2009 - We all know the vending machine as a place to go for pop and snacks but a new company is hoping that these machines will also become a go-to place for your flowers.
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The power of free |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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 In the upcoming June/July issue of Canadian Florist, our Point of View column will explore the power of free flowers. Do you give your customers (or non-customers) free flowers or send clients and other businesses a free arrangement from time to time?
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Happy Earth Day! |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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 April 21, 2009 - On Earth Day, more than six million Canadians join one billion people in over 170
countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental
issues. Nearly every school child in Canada takes part in an Earth Day
activity. We want to know - what are you doing at your shop to go green?
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Are holidays still relevant to the retail florist industry? |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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With Easter now behind you and Administrative Professionals Week just around the corner, we thought now would be a good time to talk about floral holidays. With the exception of Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas, are the smaller holidays still relevant to the floral industry and retail florists? Why or why not?
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Reality or just really good TV? |
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Written by Patricia Owczarek
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One of our readers, Patricia Owczarek, recently submitted this blog to our website:
"Does anyone else feel that the new HGTV show "Petal Pushers" is an unrealistic depiction of what a retail establishment in our industry is? It makes me want to jump off a bridge. But I can't stop watching it either!"
Have your say by commenting on our blog.
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Here comes the bride, via the Internet? |
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Written by Amanda Ryder
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 Many time-strapped brides have taken to the Internet when it comes to planning their wedding. E-mail has become the perfect way for the pre-nuptial couple to communicate with their wedding planner, dress shop, the cake company and of course their florist, all at the click of a button (and 24 hours a day!). How do you deal with online brides?
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