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August 18
Your Website = Your Credibility
'Whole Paycheck' No Longer
Brighten Every Room
Survey Says

August 11
Too Good to Be True
Oil Prices Force Chagne to Flower Flow
Mug Shots ARe Full of Smiles
Billionaire Bids for Struggling Flower Farm
Market Launch - Lillium Longiflorum Pink Heaven

July 28
How Much Are Your Customers Worth?
Why Do Customers Buy What They Do?
Care & Handling
No Drop, No Shop

July 21
1-800-Flowers.com Drops 9%
Now Available - Dutch Product in Bunch Quantity
Flower Power - Scent of Success
July - Flower of the Month

July 14
AIFD Honors Its Best Designers
Texas Paper Unearths 'In Lieu of Flowers' Fallout
Model Partnership Brings Kathy Ireland to Florabundance
New Lily Doubles the Fun
Columbia is America's Cut-Flower Source

July 7
CBCNews.ca - How has the price of fuel affected your business?
Member Update: TD Canada Trust Economic Report
Florist Irked by Online Ad Claims
Cut Flower Market Success
National Magazine Promotes Flowers
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
New Deal Allows More Flowers from Kenya to U.S.
Number of Retail Florists Continues to Decline in the U.S.
Survey Says: Limited Exemptions from Delivery Fees

June 23
The Best Edible Flowers
Wedding Stories
'Ultrawealthy,'  'Aspirational' Consumers Also Feel Economic Pinch
Kenya: Flower Growers Eye Bigger Share of Japan Market
Survey Says: Florists Raise Delivery Fees at Different Times

June 16
 Member Notice:  Big Surprises wth FTD Quality Assurance Charges
 Executive Fired at 1-800-Flowers
 Survey Says: Basis Varies for Delivery Charges

June 9
 Florists Get Ranked, Pay Fees, Based on Rejected FTD Orders
 Wal-Mart Customers Prefer Green Products
 Who's Raising Delivery Fees?
 John G. Hofland Founder Passes Away

May 21
 Flowers for Kids... and Soldiers
 Flowers Take to the Sky in New Promotion
 Teleflora Crowns America's Favorite Mom
 Site Focuses on Perks of Ecuador's Floral Industry
 Survey Says: Ecuador's Imports Value on the Decline in 2008
 Survey Says: Mother's Day Buying Remains Steady
 Condolences: Jack Atkin

May 12
 Test Order Time for Mother's Day Flowers
 Flower Delivery Costs Up
 Pre-booking for Mother's Day
 Positive Power of Flowers
 1-800-Flowers Acquires Gift Basket Company
 Dianthus 'Deep Purple'
 Cut Flower Market Success

May 5
 United Online Acquires FTD Group
 Big Ticket Items Win Out This Mother's Day
 Survey Says, Mother's Day Orders Peak May 7 & 8
 Building Your Business
 New York Times

April 28
 Positive It's All About Experience
 Kick-Start Your Creativity to Rev Up Sales
 1-800-Flowers Launches Video Production Company
 As Columbian Peso Grows Stronger, Prices Go Higher
 Survey Says: Fresh Flowers for APW

April 21
 Positive Effects of Flowers Still Grabbing Headlines
 Spring Into Bulbs
 $50,000 Diamond Earrings Mark First Valentine's Day
 U.S./Columbia FTA Vote Delayed Indefinitely

April 14
 Martha Stewart and 1-800-Flowers Launch Partnership
 Duty-Free Flowers Measure on the Table
 Florists Prom Tips Featured on TV
 Easter Sales Down?
 Get More Traffic to Your Website
 Hold Up and Florists Death Appear Connected

April 7
Flowers Canada Retail Partners with Primus
How to Improve Your Product?
Flowers Canada Retail School of Floral Design
Teleflora Launches New Blog

March 31
February Scores High in Greetings and Gifts Online
Ontario Flower Growers Cooperative Launches New Fresh-Cut Blooms Brand
Wholesalers Talk Shop
Style Network Highlight Floral Designers

March 17
VISA and MasterCard Announce Fundamental Structural Changes
Hallmark to Close Flower and Gift Distribution Centers
Plastic Not Fantastic for Online Buyers?
Smart Sales and Service Tactics
Care and Handling of Flowers

March 10
New Anti-Fraud Tools for Retailers
Competition for Florists in Sympathy Market
'We Care' Doesn't Tell the Real Tale
Florist was Suffocated
Police Probe Lnk Between Robbery and Florist's Murder

March 3
Research Shows Women Are All About the Web
Who's the Competition at Easter?
Florists Get Valentine's Day Press Coverage
Violence in Kenya Moves into Flower Towns
Member Alerts - BC
August 8-9 Floral Paradise

February 25
Flowers Canada Retail and The Royal Netherlands Embassy Introduce Floral Fashion
AngusReid NationlaPublic Opinion Poll
National Magazine Gives Vase Advise
Easter Sales Five-Year Trend
Syndicate Sales Acquires Brody
Scientists Investigate the Origin of Flowers
The Road Ahead Looks Rosy for the UAE
Documentary of Sustainability in Ecuador

February 18
Earth-Friendly Flowers Bloom at Hatcher Florist
Valentine's Day Test Orders
ABC Affiliate Cautions Consumers Aganst Fictituos Listings
National Media Promote Flowers' Positive Effects
U.S. Considers Extending Duty-Free Flowers
Member Alerts - Requirements of product entry to prevent the spread of Sudden Oak

February 11
Roses are Green: This V-Day, 'Fair-Trade' is Floral Buzzword
BloomNet 'Florists for Forests' Program Makes a Positive Environmental Difference
Direct2Florist Expansion
AT&T Loves Its Customers
Is the Bloom off at FTD?
Upcoming Events - Floral Paradise

February 4
FTD Group Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results
Rachel Ray Show Says: Buy Early, from a Florist
Teleflora Search for "America's Favorite Mom'
Woman's World Tells Readers 'Treat Yourself to Flowers'
Valentine's Day 2007: Doomer by the Weather

January 28
Teleflora Creates New Reality Television Series
Sam's Club Adds Roses to Fair Trade Certified Products
1-800-Flowers.com Profit Increases, Outlook Decreases
Saskatchewan Rules Out GST-PST Harmonization
Member Alerts
How to Snag a Guy in 10 Minutes, Be a Florist
Philadelphia Paper Promotes Flowers in the Morning
Florists Cite Timing for Valentine's Day Success

January 21
3 Hidden Trends in 2008
Boomers Still a Powerful Market Force
Gift Card Growth To Continue
FTD Group Jumps on Preliminary Forecast
Member Alerts
EBillMe and 1-800-Flowers.com Team Up
Promo for Flowers Drives UGC Video
Business Gets Social

January 14
Roses Get a Reprieve
Online Retailer Turns to YouTube
Promoting Valentine's Day
What's New in Business Taxes for 2008
Member Alerts
Merchants Concerned OVer "Exceptions' to Staying Open
Online, Brick and Mortar Holiday Sales Up
National Magazine Tout Benefits of Flowers in the Morning
In Ethiopia, Flowers Could Eclispe Coffee

January 7
Saying 'Will You' for Prizes, on the Web
Ontario Greenhouse Growers to Vote on Checkoff
New Poinsettia Variety Announced
Are You Part of the 15 Percent?

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