Floral

The big-box stores are introducing some help to provide customers with immediate information for their buying decisions. They are adding bar codes to certain products that give potential buyers on-the-spot access to product reviews and ratings, how-to guides and videos. …

High cost of transport and stringent quality standards have locked out most of Kenya’s fresh produce from the American market in spite of the decade old preferential export window extended to African countries, market players say. …

Jim McCann is a highly successful entrepreneur whose vision and energy have helped grow 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, the company he founded in 1976. McCann's focus on customer relationships and his willingness to embrace new technologies and business channels helped change the way flowers and other gifts are marketed for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and special occasions. …

Spring means watching flowers bloom and one amazing place to watch this happen can be found near Stevensburg, Virginia, just 113 kilometers (70 miles) outside of Washington. At Fresh Tulips USA, they pick 4.5 million of these buds every week, making it one of the largest greenhouses in the world. …

Exactly six months before the opening of the second edition of the International Floriculture Trade Exhibition (IFTF), which will be held in Expo Haarlemmermeer, the 3 current available halls are fully booked. Not counting the 7 small stands still being available, the organisers are ready to expand, according to Dick van Raamsdonk, Managing Director of HPP Exhibitions in Amsterdam. …