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Florists wilt under COVID-19's impact, losing Easter and Mother's Day would be devastating - yoursun.com

NORTH PORT — During World War II, you couldn’t deliver flowers in rubber-tired vehicles.Florists survived that one.And the floral industry in the 1930s halted a $2 million marketing push as the economy collapsed. That’s about $31 million in 2020 dollars.Again, florists persisted.Now there’s COVID-19. And some florists aren’t so sure about the future. They are banking flower sales this Easter, April 12, and Mother’s Day on May 10, will carry many of them through summer’s off-season.While every facet of American life is affected by COVID-19, florists will rake in big dollars on a few select holidays, then pay the electric bill on wedding arrangements and prom corsages.While web delivery giants such as Teleflora, FTD or 1-800-Flowers may carry the bigger floral shops, smaller ones relying on walk-in business hold their breath. There’s COVID-19’s double-whammy limiting access to senior-care centers, hospitals, weddings, funerals, work functions and other places and occasions where flowers ... https://www.yoursun.com/northport/news/florists-wilt-under-covid-19s-impact-losing-easter-and-mothers-day-would-be-devastating/article_2e88771e-75de-11ea-a009-0b875913d327.html

Frontier woes continue as Tropiflora loses Mother's Day business - Bradenton Herald

Fort Myers who said she had seen the ticket and she used to work at a florist and she can imagine the nightmare on Mother's Day weekend," he said. "She gave it to a service person who was in North Port and he was supposed to be here sometime today." When the Herald called Cathcart back late Friday afternoon, he said the technician was still working."The everyday people that are in the trenches so to speak are doing a great job," Cathcart said. "Their hands are tied."Bob Elek, Frontier spokesman for the Florida market, said the Tropiflora issue had been addressed and the company sent a technician out on Friday afternoon.For other Frontier customers, the problems began days before Wednesday's storm. Phil Sterdt had trouble with several aspects of his Frontier Internet, land-line phone service and voice mail starting near the end of April.He also encountered billing issues when he downloaded the Frontier app on April 1, he said. Sterdt also found long lines for customer service and technicians when he tried to call for help."Someone called and said 'How come you're not returning our calls?'" Sterdt said. "Apparently the voice mail indicators were out. So I called Frontier and I waited and waited." It's impossible to know how much time he's spent waiting on the phone or online for Frontier customer service to respond because he's called so many times, he said. When he used his cell phone to access Frontier's online chat help, 306 people were ahead of him."I would say that's not a good experience, but it's a temporary one," Elek said about Sterdt's online chat wait. Until the Verizon employees officially became Frontier employees, they couldn't undergo training.Right now, "the experience is not as good as we would normally expect," Elek said.Sterdt's voice mail and phone services were restored on Monday, but about the same time they were restored, his Internet stopped working.Between the six counties Frontier overtook on April 1, the company has 600,000 customers. Elek said the problems are "spotty" and though it's not affecting a "huge number of customers," the customers who are experiencing issues show there are persistent problems."Most of that is getting the systems in Frontier to speak with the former Verizon systems," Elek said. Frontier didn't anticipate a lot of the issues with the switch."I think we thought we were in pretty good shape," Elek said, who worked for Verizon for 17 years before the switch. "(There have been) little things that were changed along the way; upgraded equipment and routers for homes and when voice-over IP came on for phones. It's needing to get those things to mesh with what Frontier has, ... http://www.bradenton.com/news/business/article76133882.html

Living Colour florist appears on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - Warrington Guardian

A FLORIST from Stockton Heath’s Living Colour was seen by millions at the weekend when she appeared on Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Debs Gaskell, who has worked at the London Road business for 14 years, was in a feature called ‘Thank You, Miss’. The producers of the hit show arranged a number of surprises for teacher Kath Crawley, who was retiring from St Thomas’ School in Wigan where Debs went. She said: “At first I was invited to a Facebook group and then it developed into a telephone conversation when I said I was a florist. “It was at that point that they told me they were a researcher for Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. “I started in the same year that the teacher did so they were quite excited by that.” It was arranged so that one of Kath’s surprises was flowers saying: ‘Thank You, Miss’. So a camera crew filmed Debs creating the gift at Living Colour to mark her retirement after more than 30 years at the school. Debs added: “It was only a short clip but ... https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19114453.living-colour-florist-appears-ant-decs-saturday-night-takeaway/

Shop local: These Connecticut florists will deliver for Mother's Day - CT Post

Mother's Day is May 10, and if you have not ordered flowers yet, it's not too late. While big-name national flower websites are an option, many local Connecticut florists are still taking orders and doing contactless delivery and/or curbside pickup. >> Click through to see some of the local florists taking Mother's Day deliver and/or pickup orders. RELATED: 8 Best national deals on flowers for Mother's Day 2020 Check your local florist's website for restrictions; some stores are not delivering to hospitals or nursing homes for safety reasons. Reach Lidia onLidia Ryan is a senior member of the digital team, creating and managing online content for all Hearst Connecticut sites as well as managing the SEEN section of the websites. She also works closely with the food and features teams, and her writing has also been featured in the Sunday Magazine special section of the papers.Lidia has 10 years experience in news and digital media and holds a degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut. https://www.ctpost.com/living/article/connecticut-florists-mothers-day-delivery-15245092.php

Ice and Snow Would Not Stop Their Wedding in Texas - The New York Times

They reached out to their coordinator, Tamarah Smith of Tammy’s Table, with the news. And then a quick transformation began with the help of their wedding vendors.Meeker PicturesTheir florist filled their hotel suite with flowers. Their caterer delivered meals to their room and donated the remaining meals to a warming center in Houston at the couple’s request. Ms. Broussard’s maid of honor arrived with a makeup artist. And their original venue sent their photographers to shoot the wedding.Mr. Craft and Ms. Broussard ultimately married with only 10 family members, which included Ms. Broussard’s mother, son and maid of honor and Mr. Craft’s brother and his brother’s girlfriend.Mr. Craft said they are “grateful to have literally weathered a storm to become husband and wife.”Mr. Craft, 37, grew up in Mississippi. He is a coaching manager at Asurion, a company that provides insurance for consumer electronics, where he oversees the staff training programs.Ms. Broussard, 34, is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Sam Houston State University. She also has a post-baccalaureate certificate from Lone Star College. She is currently working on her master’s in management information systems at Lamar University and works remotely from the couple’s home in Katy, Texas as a math intervention specialist for a virtual public school.The couple met in 2014 at a dive bar in Houston called the Flat. “A pretty woman is sitting next to me, an obscure song comes on, and we are the only two people who seem to know it,” Mr. Craft said of Jesse Boykins III’s “Amorous.” That led them to chat, which led Ms. Broussard to follow Mr. Craft on Instagram.Ms. Broussard was on a date that night with another man, who happened to be a childhood acquaintance of Mr. Craft, as fate would have it.The instigator was an Instagram post. “Jerimy posted a picture of shrimp and grits. It looked so delicious that I had to ask him about the restaurant,” Ms. Broussard said. He messaged her back with the name of the restaurant. “And did her one better. I invited her to it too,” Mr. Craft said.Their first date was Sept. 30, 2017 at the Backstreet Cafe. After that, “We would meet monthly to enjoy brunch at various local restaurants,” Mr. Craft said, referring to them as “brunch buddies.”But in June 2018, their relationship shifted. Mr. Craft invited Ms. Broussard to join him on a trip to New Orleans to witness his best friend’s white coat ceremony honoring his medical school graduation. She said yes.A month later, Mr. Craft knew Ms. Broussard was the one. They were a... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/style/ice-and-snow-would-not-stop-their-wedding-in-texas.html

Best of Inland Empire 2020: Best Florist - Press-Enterprise

Sunflower Topiary, a large-leaf ceramic arrangement that features sunflowers, solidago, carnations, spray rose, daisies and more.2. Riverside Mission Florist3900 Market St., Riverside; 951-369-8150, riversidemissionflorist.com3. Floral Expressions210 W. Florida Ave., Hemet; 951-766-1997, floralexpressionsofhemet.com ... https://www.pe.com/2020/09/20/best-of-inland-empire-2020-best-florist

Dayton Tennessee, pop up flower shop – The Triangle - Triangle

Dayton, Tennessee, is filling up with heart-shaped items and red roses. I recently met a local business owner, Lacey Raburn, who owns Raburn Acres. Raburn Acres is a local flower farm and florist that has been in Dayton for the past three years. I met Lacey at a pop-up flower shop hosted at Jennings Coffee & Tea. She brought in six buckets filled with colorful bouquets, and people began rolling in. Within 30 minutes, she had sold out. Lacey has a pop-up shop every Thursday morning from 10:30-12:30 at Jennings. She and her family have a farm where they plant and grow all their own flowers, which she crafts into some amazing bouquets and sells to the community. Lacy is currently working on creating her own workshop, she used to create all the bouquets from her kitchen counter, but as of January, she said, “I went from selling 15-20 bouquets each week to selling 50-60 every week.” She just opened a self-serve mini flower stand across from the golf course in Dayton. Lacey has an incredible eye for creating different types of bouquets for any type of event. Eleanor Sanford is a Senior at Bryan College majoring in Communications, Media, and Culture. She is an intern for the Leadership and Culture Department at Bryan College. She loves to travel and lived in Austr... http://www.bryantriangle.com/news/dayton-tennessee-pop-up-flower-shop/

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