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Toilet paper over tulips: How the floral industry is being affected by COVID - UNF Spinnaker
Monday, April 27, 2020Mother’s Day (March 22 for the United Kingdom and May 10 for the United States) is one of the busiest days of the year for flower shops. This year, instead of being sent to florists all over the world, flowers are being destroyed in the world’s largest flower market, Aalsmeer Flower Auction. The global COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the demand for flowers, as events are canceled and unemployment rates rise. Flowers continue to bloom, which means farmers must continue to harvest, but many of the flowers harvested never reach the hands of consumers. Last week, Aalsmeer reported 43,058 pieces being destroyed, according to their weekly market report. This number consisted of both cut flowers and indoor and outdoor plants.This flower waste is also occurring domestically. San Francisco-based company, Farm Girl Flowers, reported having to throw away 150 million dollars worth of flowers on a March 25 Instagram post showing a pile of thousands of stems. Christina Stembel, the founder and CEO of Farm Girl Flowers produced an Instagram TV video stating that the Farm Girl Flowers distribution center had been ordered to close as part of the shelter in place mandate put in place in San Francisco on March 19. Scott Shepard, former wholesaler at Cut Flower Wholesale in Atlanta, Georgia and current creator of the Flower Podcast, expresses concern about the uncertainty this pandemic has caused. “I don’t see how we can continue business as usual,” Shepard s... https://unfspinnaker.com/83395/latest-stories/toilet-paper-over-tulips-how-the-floral-industry-is-being-affected-by-covid/
5 Best Florists in Los Angeles?? - Kev's Best
Monday, April 27, 2020Woman watering plants. Source: PexelsBelow is a list of the top and leading Florists in Los Angeles. To help you find the best Florists located near you in Los Angeles, we put together our own list based on this rating points list.Los Angeles’ Best Florists:The top rated Florists in Los Angeles are:French Florist – has partnered with various professionals for delivery serviceSonny Alexander Flowers – a professional flower shop offering elegant flower arrangementsUrban Florist – a long history of providing satisfactory flower design servicesRoyal Florist – have access to the top-notch quality of locally grown California flowersThe Conservatory Florist – considered to be a Floral and Event StudioFrench FloristFrench Florist is considered to be the top-player florist in the online community as they can provide flowers not just in Los Angeles but across the world. Their services are performing at its best. The shop has partnered with various professionals for delivery service to enable them to provide the same-day flower delivery in Los Angeles as an agency. Makin... https://kevsbest.com/best-florists-in-los-angeles/
Coronavirus Is Crushing the Global Flower Market - Architectural Digest
Monday, April 27, 2020It's a phenomenon that's touched every link within the $8.5 billion industry's globalized supply chain, from the florists who place wholesale orders to the massive auction houses of the Netherlands to the farmers around the world who have no outlet for a product that stubbornly refuses to stop growing. Laura Clare, a New Jersey florist who normally orders at least $5,000 a week from wholesalers but is now in search of a Small Business Administration loan, described the situation to Bloomberg as totally unprecedented. “I’ve been through 9/11, I’ve been through Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy,” she said. “I’ve never seen anything like this before.”Become an AD PRO MemberBuy now for unlimited access and all of the benefits that only members get to experience.ArrowThe flower auction houses of the Netherlands, a clearinghouse through which 40% of the world’s flowers pass, are likely feeling the same way. Royal FloraHolland, which manages four massive auction sites that generally inspire more than 100,000 daily transactions, saw activity grind to a disturbing halt in mid-March. As rose prices cratered to $.08 a stem on March 16, the auction firm realized it had no choice but to destroy almost 70% of its usual supply, a process that took a week and a half at its Naaldwijk facility. With once-bustling auction halls all but empty, the company now expects a cumulative loss in the neighborhood of $2 billion.Unsurprisingly, the flower market’s swift collapse has created problems at cultivation sources. Large rose growers like Nini Flowers in Kenya have had to cope with lost sales amid fixed cultivation costs, a situation made even more painful given that staff have had to harvest flowers in order to destroy them. If the situation persists, the estimated 150,000 already struggling workers on ... https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/coronavirus-is-crushing-the-global-flower-market
The 9 Best Flower Delivery Sites for Your Mother's Day Bouquet - HYPEBAE
Monday, April 27, 2020With Mother’s Day fast approaching and florists deemed non-essential businesses that must remain closed in most states, shoppers are beginning to wonder where they can buy a bouquet for their mom come May. Luckily, a number of flower delivery services are continuing to ship artful arrangements from farms and local florists amid the coronavirus pandemic.Offering delivery in major cities across the U.S., Floom works with a roster of handpicked, independent florists to deliver unique bouquets for a range of occasions. Flowerbx strays from the business model of most florists and deals uniquely in single-bloom bouquets, allowing for high-quality arrangements at a lower cost. UrbanStems sets itself apart with a Vogue partnership that curates a rotating selection ideated by the publication’s editors.Keep reading for the 9 best flower delivery options to order from for Mother’s Day and beyond.Delivering to nearly every state excluding Hawaii and Alaska, Farmgirl Flowers prioritizes sustainable and ethical business pr... https://hypebae.com/2020/4/best-flower-plant-delivery-online-same-day-order-shipping-united-states-mothers-day-floom-flowerbx-urbanstems
Wayne florist had to shut down her business, but her heart is in full bloom - NorthJersey.com
Monday, April 27, 2020Philip DeVencentisNorthJersey.comPublished 5:45 PM EDT Apr 3, 2020WAYNE — Dayna Montaina has something that she would like to say.This bud is for you.The local florist has spent hours emptying her shop's walk-in refrigerators of carnations, daisies and roses, and delivering them — one at a time — to random homes around the township. Each stem has a care tag, with a handwritten note, wrapped around it.Montaina was forced to close her shop last month under an executive order by Gov. Phil Murphy that shut down nonessential retail businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic.If arranged in baskets and bouquets, the flowers she has been giving away would fetch thousands of dollars, she said."You can fall into despair, or you can rise above it," said Montaina, who owns Blooms of Wayne on Hamburg Turnpike. "If I had to be closed, there was no reason why I couldn't take that time to try to do something for other people."Montaina hit about six dozen homes on side streets, off Ratzer Road, during Tuesday afternoon's delivery. Residents of Beechwood and Chestnut drives found red roses on their front s... https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wayne/2020/04/01/wayne-nj-florist-had-shut-down-her-business-but-her-heart-bloom/2925294001/
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