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Century-Old Nunziato Florists Closes, Building Sells for $3.6M - Sunnyside Post

Eric Gioia, who previously served as the area’s council member.Anthony Nunziato, grandson to Aniello and owner of Enchanted Florist in Maspeth, said the family, especially the newer generations, had been in conversations for some time about selling the property.“It’s kind of heartbreaking to see,” Anthony said. “Nobody went back into the business.”While Anthony has run his separate flower shop in Maspeth since the late 80s, and was not involved in the Roosevelt Avenue business since, he remembers working at the shop with the rest of his large family over the decades.“It was just a big family affair,” he said, noting that most of the family lived just blocks away from the shop. “All of us worked—it was a dynasty, almost.”Nikki Gioia, who died in 2005 at 86, was the face of Nunziato Florists, Anthony said, and ran the day-to-day operations of the shop. Nikki’s sons, Michael and John, were the last to run Nunziato Florists up until its sale.The end of the longtime business comes as the block and neighboring sites are undergoing significant change. The J & Sons Supply property on the corner of 51st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, just footsteps away from Nunziato Florists, sold for $15 million in 2017 and is slated for demolition.The Payag restaurant next to the flower shop, meanwhile, also closed in 2017. Share this article: -- 23 Comments 23 Comments -- /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR PLATFORM OR CMS. * LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables */ var disqus_config = function () { this.page.url = 'https://sunnysidepost.com/century-old-nunziato-florists-closes-building-sells-for-3-6-m'; // Replace PAGE_URL with your page's canonical URL variable this.page.identifier = '51732'; // Re... https://sunnysidepost.com/century-old-nunziato-florists-closes-building-sells-for-3-6-m

Century-Old Nunziato Florists Closes, Building Sells for $3.6 M - Sunnyside Post

Eric Gioia, who previously served as the area’s council member.Anthony Nunziato, grandson to Aniello and owner of Enchanted Florist in Maspeth, said the family, especially the newer generations, had been in conversations for some time about selling the property.“It’s kind of heartbreaking to see,” Anthony said. “Nobody went back into the business.”While Anthony has run his separate flower shop in Maspeth since the late 80s, and was not involved in the Roosevelt Avenue business since, he remembers working at the shop with the rest of his large family over the decades.“It was just a big family affair,” he said, noting that most of the family lived just blocks away from the shop. “All of us worked—it was a dynasty, almost.”Nikki Gioia, who died in 2005 at 86, was the face of Nunziato Florists, Anthony said, and ran the day-to-day operations of the shop. Nikki’s sons, Michael and John, were the last to run Nunziato Florists up until its sale.The end of the longtime business comes as the block and neighboring sites are undergoing significant change. The J & Sons Supply property on the corner of 51st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, just footsteps away from Nunziato Florists, sold for $15 million last year.The Payag restaurant next to the flower shop, meanwhile, also closed in 2017. Share this article: -- 22 Comments 22 Comments -- /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR PLATFORM OR CMS. * LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables */ var disqus_config = function () { this.page.url = 'https://sunnysidepost.com/century-old-nunziato-florists-closes-building-sells-for-3-6-m'; // Replace PAGE_URL with your page's canonical URL variable this.page.identifier = '51732'; // Replace PAGE_IDENTIFIER with your page's unique identifier variable }; (function() { // DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS... https://sunnysidepost.com/century-old-nunziato-florists-closes-building-sells-for-3-6-m

Florist adapts to 2020 challenge as shop reopens - expressandstar.com

Sorella Florist & Event Stylist in Hednesford has adapted its services to prosper following lockdown. Pictured is co-owner Kerry GoodyearSorella Florist & Event Stylist has reopened its doors for customers looking for flowers and floral arrangements for weddings, funerals and other occasions.Kerry Goodyear, who co-owns the shop with her sister Kirstie McCullogh, said the last four weeks of lockdown had been a time to take stock and make the preparations to reopen.The 44-year-old said the first lockdown had caused a massive impact on the shop, but also helped them shape how the service they offer runs.She said: “When the first lockdown started, we were quite badly hit as all our bookings for weddings were transferred to next year and we had to think about what to do next.“We spent a lot of time revamping our website and doing click and collect from the studio, as well as providing flowers for funerals and general sale.“We’ve also started doing Zoom meetings to do workshops of flower des... https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2020/12/03/florist-adapts-to-2020-challenge-as-shop-reopens/

Star French florist weathers pandemic - FRANCE 24

Brussels (AFP) There was a time, pre-pandemic, that Thierry Boutemy's flowery creations graced catwalks, magazine covers and celebrity weddings.Now, of course, the French florist -- who has worked for Sofia Coppola, Lady Gaga and the fashion house Hermes -- is having to weather the crisis like anyone else.But his passion for petals has not withered.For more than 25 years, Boutemy has run his boutique in Brussels, a cob-walled den where Italian poppies, Dutch hellebores and tulips from the south of France perfume the air.All are imported -- "Belgium doesn't produce anything in winter," he says -- but they are all blooming, alive, from soil, free from chemicals and of verified provenance.That attention to detail and devotion to nature means Boutemy sources most of his plants from small growers discovered on the sidelines of the Royal FloraHolland Auction House -- the biggest in the world -- in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam."That market is a disaster," he told AFP."It's an industry-scale war machine that works like a poultry battery farm. It's full-on commercialism," he said, describing a technique used by some to colour flowers by soaking them in dye."Instead of buying a bunch of flowers at a supermarket check-out, it's better to buy a single flower for three euros," he argued, complaining how horticulturists are being squeezed by the sector's industrialisation.- No 'fashion fl... https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210222-star-french-florist-weathers-pandemic

Dorchester Florist Welcomes Mother Day As Flower Shops Re-Opens For Holiday - WBUR

There's good news for florists and several small businesses suffering economically from the coronavirus pandemic: Gov. Charlie Baker is easing restrictions on certain non-essential businesses, including flower shops, just in time for Mother's Day.Donald Lopez owns Lopez the Florist flower shop in Dorchester, which has been in his family for 100 years.He spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered about how business has changed due to the coronavirus and how his shop is complying with the safety rules that allow them to stay open. https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2020/05/05/massachusetts-coronavirus-mothers-day-stores

Flowers 'bring love and cheerfulness': La Jolla Florist works to keep happiness in bloom - La Jolla Light

Business Spotlight:“Flowers make people happy, no matter the occasion,” Dorothy Bello says. And to continue to make people happy, she operates La Jolla Florist in the Patio Building at 7946 Ivanhoe Ave. For the record: 6:00 PM, Feb. 25, 2021This article was corrected to include that La Jolla Florist offers contactless delivery as well as pickup.La Jolla Florist has been a mainstay in The Village since 1987, but Bello and her husband, Ardi, purchased it four years ago. “La Jolla was our favorite spot,” she said. “My kids were both born and raised in San Diego, and La Jolla was our favorite place to walk the beach and explore the town. We always kept an eye on that community for a store.”After having jobs in which they were not happy, Bello and her husband asked themselves, “Why aren’t we doing what we love?” When La Jolla Florist went up for sale, they jumped in. La Jolla Florist provided the floral arrangements in the La Valencia Hotel lobby before the COVID-19 pandemic. This arrangement by La Jolla Florist has a surprise inside.(Courtesy) Bello, who’s originally from Italy, said she grew... https://www.lajollalight.com/business-spotlight/story/2021-02-23/happiness-in-bloom-la-jolla-florist-creates-beautiful-bouquets-wows-at-weddings

Hoover-Fisher Florists to Move from Four Corners to Kensington - Source of the Spring

Hoover-Fisher Florists, a Four Corners mainstay since the 1960s, will move to a new location in Kensington in January, 2021, according to an email to customers.The family-owned retailer was founded in 1954 and later moved into a two-story addition to the Woodmoor Shopping Center at the intersection of Colesville Road and University Boulevard.The company is owned and operated by Bill Fisher, the second-generation owner, with two of his children, Allie Salkeld and Mason Fisher, also part of the business.The new location will be at 4100 Howard Ave. in Kensington, which is currently under renovation. It will offer private parking and additional room for expansion, according to the announcement, which also is posted on the company’s Facebook page.The florist will continue to offer same-day delivery to the same areas of Maryland, Washington D.C and northern Virginia. They will continue to operate at 16 University Blvd. East until the move is complete.Photo by Mike Diegel... https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/hoover-fisher-florist-move-four-corners-kensington/

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