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Syracuse flower business 'destroyed' by Internet order-gatherers, florists say - Syracuse.com

Local florists want to be visible online, so they pay to be a member. One of the top hits on Google, syracuseflowers.com, is one website owned by Gift Services, a company based in Vancouver, Wash. The website charges a "small transmission fee" on all orders filled through a local florist. On a $44.95 Mother's Day bouquet, syracuseflowers.com charges $24.95 in service fees."This fee helps us deal with the difference of prices found in various U.S. metro area markets," the syracuseflowers.com website reads."That one is very clever," said Nick Panarites, owner of The Wild Orchid of Manlius. "They register a domain name in every major city and people think they're local."For 28 years, Panarites has been the owner of the Wild Orchid, where half the shop's sales now come from order-gatherers. The majority of Syracuse florists use Teleflora, which is headquartered in Los Angeles."You can't do it with them, but you can't do it without them," he said.Wire services and order-gatherers can guarantee same-day delivery, or the closest thing to it, which individual florists cannot. They'll sell a $50 arrangement and contact several local florists within a network's zip code until one agrees to fill the order. Florists aren't obligated to provide arrangements at the service price. In the Telefora network, for example, they can accept or decline an order.Lately, Panarites has refused most of his Teleflora orders."There's no profit in it," he said. "They're making the money. They're stealing my customers away."Calls to Teleflora and Gift Services for this story were not returned.'Just a different way to do business' Nanette Hayner, owner of the Whistlestop Florist in East Syracuse, happily uses Teleflora. She believes it has the flower industry's long-term future in mind. img class="article__image-content" src="https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/width2048/img/entertainment_impact/photo/17750223-large.jpg" alt="An arrangemen... https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2015/05/syracuse_flower_business_destroyed_by_internet_order-gatherers_florists_say.html

The Home Front: Hyper local flowers for your home - Vancouver Sun

Amanda Langerak grows most of what she sells in her bouquets and flower arrangements in a well-packed garden in the back of her East Vancouver apartment building, as well as gardens she's cultivated in friends' back yards. Summer flowers by Forage and Bloom. Photo: Forage and Bloom for The Home Front: Hyper local flowers for your home by Rebecca Keillor [PNG Merlin Archive] PNG A growing interest in hyper local flowers — those grown in your neighbourhood, rather than being shipped from far away — was the motivation for Amanda Langerak to found Forage and Bloom almost five years ago. That, and a desire to have a business with a small ecological footprint.Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Langerak grows most of what she sells in her bouquets and flower arrangements in a well-packed garden in the back of her East Vancouver apartment building, as well as gardens she’s cultivated in friends’ back yards. If she’s running short, Langerak says, she’ll contact other local growers and goes to flower markets as well.Not having a storefront... https://vancouversun.com/homes/decorating/the-home-front-hyper-local-flowers-for-your-home

Imagination Park Executes Agreement to Bring Augmented Reality Experiences to Flower Industry - Canada NewsWire

Metro Group Miami working closely with Leaders of the Florist MarketplaceVANCOUVER, June 27, 2019 /CNW/ - Imagination Park Technologies Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTC: IPNFF), the company bringing augmented reality (AR) experiences to consumers and retailers, today announced that Field of Flowers in Davie, Florida has signed a deal that will look to bring unique augmented reality experiences to consumers in South Florida. Field of Flowers is among the largest retail floral companies in the US and a respected pioneer in the industry."We're excited to introduce to our customers a new method of providing product awareness and information on our product lines," said Donn Flipse CEO & President of Field of Flowers. "We now have the opportunity to engage our customers in a unique, fun way with endless possibilities. We feel it will revolutionize a somewhat stale marketing approach to the customers in the floral industry."The Imagination Park platform requires absolutely no programming or even technical ability to design, manage or implement highly sophisticate... https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/imagination-park-executes-agreement-to-bring-augmented-reality-experiences-to-flower-industry-853115483.html

'I can be trouble': B.C. poet filled home with stolen flowers after cancer diagnosis - CBC.ca

Laura Lynch, guest host of The Early Edition. The man with the pruning shears For more than two decades, Brett lived on a 10-acre farm on Salt Spring Island, B.C., but he recently moved to Vancouver to be close to his doctors. He missed the natural beauty of the Gulf Islands."I always had so much beauty surrounding me there for 25 years. So it's a little tougher in the city."Cherry blossoms in Brett's home. (Brian Brett)Brett decided he didn't want to just look at flowers while walking around the city. He wanted to have them, even if they weren't his to take. "Before I knew it I was pruning the neighbourhood," he said of his illicit gardening.He pruned city trees, tidied up after himself, and took the flowers home to brighten up each room. He took cherry and plum blossoms, as well as magnolia blossoms. "A lot of them ended up in my bedroom and so it was pretty extravagant. For a while there I went into a real frenzy."But eventually, he felt guilty and stopped taking flowers. "I realized how intensively and how beautifully [the city gardeners] were organizing our environment around us through the tree plantings and so on."'I just love beauty. And it's more than the flowers. I love to be surrounded by beautiful objects,' said Brian Brett. 'I can be trouble'Brett grew up on farms in the Fraser Valley, where his father was a peddler who sold produce."We peddled potatoes and apples and fruit and vegetables ... We would h... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/i-can-be-trouble-b-c-poet-filled-home-with-stolen-flowers-after-cancer-diagnosis-1.5183271

AgraFlora Closes Acquisition of Organic Flower's Downstream and Product Formulation Asset Portfolio - Yahoo Finance

AgraFlora's joint venture entity, Propagation Services Canada's ("PSC¨) 2,200,000 square foot Delta Greenhouse Complex under a consolidated corporate umbrella. " data-reactid="11" VANCOUVER , June 7, 2019 /CNW/ - AgraFlora Organics International Inc. ("AgraFlora" or the "Company") (CSE: AGRA) (PU31.F) (OTCPK: PUFXF), a growth oriented and diversified international cannabis company,  is pleased to announce it has completed a transaction relating to the acquisition of downstream and product formulation portfolio (the "Assets") from   Organic Flower Investments Group Inc. (SOW.CN) (2K6.F) (QILFF) ("Organic Flower" or "OFIG"). Pursuant to the terms of an executed Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement"), this transaction reunites 70 percent of AgraFlora's joint venture entity, Propagation Services Canada's ("PSC¨) 2,200,000 square foot Delta Greenhouse Complex under a consolidated corporate umbrella. AgraFlora Organics International Inc. (CNW Group/AgraFlora Organics International Inc.)Under the terms of the executed Agreement, AgraFlora will issue 1.15 common shares in the capital of AgraFlora for each one (1) issued and outstanding share of Organic Flower (the Consideration Shares"). It is anticipated that the Consideration Shares will be distributed to the shareholders of Organic Flower upon formal establishment of a record date.As per the terms of the executed Agreement, AgraFlora has acquired the following Assets from Organic Flower:20% interest in the flagship 2,200,000 square foot Delta Greenhouse Complex; Exclusive trans-European distribution and GMP cannabis processing/finishing agreements comprised of 80,000 retail endpoints/pharmacies, spanning 16 countries; and, An array of domestic downstream/product formulation operations comprised of: "... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/agraflora-closes-acquisition-organic-flowers-070500845.html

Court again rules against florist who refused gay couple - The Spokesman-Review

OLYMPIA – A Richland florist did not face religious intolerance from government officials who ruled she couldn’t refuse to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, the Washington Supreme Court said Thursday.In a unanimous 75-page decision, the court upheld for a second time a finding that Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers violated state anti-discrimination laws by refusing to provide floral arrangements for the wedding of Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed, saying it was against her religious beliefs.The court had previously ruled against Stutzman, but a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of a Colorado bakery that refused to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding sent the case back to the Washington high court to determine whether government officials at some point in the process showed intolerance for the florist’s religious beliefs. That led to a new round of legal arguments and a new review of the case.“We now hold that the answer to the Supreme Court’s question is no: the adjudicatory bodies that considered this case did not act with religious animus when they ruled that the florist and her corporation violated the Washington Law Against Disc... https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jun/06/court-again-rules-against-florist-who-refused-gay-/

Carolyn Hax: Married mom freaks out when a stranger sends her 2 dozen roses - NJ.com

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BBB consumer warning: Graduation gifts that never arrive - KTVZ

There are local, independent BBBs across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including BBB Northwest + Pacific, which serves more than 15 million consumers across Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Hawaii and Western Wyoming. https://www.ktvz.com/news/bbb-consumer-warning-graduation-gifts-that-never-arrive/1083986113

Robert Marvin Jones of Manteo, August 3 - The Outer Banks Voice

Bob especially enjoyed visiting the warmer countries including Mexico and the Caribbean. In his younger days, Bob was employed as a document editor with the Bureau of National Affairs in Washington, DC. He retired from the Bureau after more than 20 years of service. While in DC, Bobby also loved his work as a popular concierge with the Shoreham Hotel. Bobby was charming, gregarious, comical, and well-dressed which endeared him to the hotel staff and guests alike.Eventually, Bob made his way to the Outer Banks where he enjoyed a quiet retirement. His flair for beauty, design, and antiques led him to his affiliation with long-time local florist, Brooks. Bob quickly became a fixture in the shop preparing flowers, making deliveries and his favorite- greeting and assisting clients.Bobby leaves behind his big brother, Richard “Dick” Jones and sister-in-law, Mary Lois of Chesapeake, VA; two nieces; several cousins, and numerous extended family members and friends.  Also surviving is his best friend, Brooks of Manteo, NC.Brooks is honoring Bob’s wishes for cremation and there are no plans for services.  Condolences to Bob’s friends and family may be expressed via the online register at www.gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop Funeral Services was entrusted with arrangements. https://outerbanksvoice.com/2019/08/06/robert-marvin-jones-of-manteo-august-3/