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Events for the Thursday, November 6 2008
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Events v1.2 Copyright © 2003-2004 by Eric Lamette, Dave McDonell

NEWS
Can Online Shopping Carts Slay Gloomy Holiday Forecasts?
Retailers are redoubling their efforts to turn every browser into a buyer this holiday season, especially those wandering the Web site aisles.
 

Sunday Delivery Works Best for E-Mail
If this article were an e-mail its subject line would be: Send me on Sunday.

Am I Blue? Pigment Pushes Rose into New Hue
A new addition to the blue-color family of roses could be out of the lab and into the U.S. market by 2010.

Ecuadorian Growers Eye Economy
The global economic crisis is putting a squeeze on some Latin American nations, including Ecuador, according to Nov. 4 article in The Washington Times.

Gay-Marriage Votes Hit California, Help Connecticut Florists
The recent passage of California's Proposition 8 has frustrated the expectations of some local wedding professionals who had anticipated a substantial injection of cash from same-sex marriage ceremonies.

Phoenix Shop Turns to Customers for Design Advice
To increase local sales, raise brand awareness and reinvigorate designers, Cactus Flower Florists, is asking customers one simple question: "What do you want?"

Give Back, Gain Exposure
MariEllyn Dykstra Donnellan of Dykstra Florist and Greenhouse has a canned, thorny response to the holidays. The Spring Valley, N.Y.-based florist collects canned goods and hands out free roses.

Boston Shop Relates to Holiday Travel Woes with FedEx Offer
You could look at the bleak holiday travel forecasts and see just another symptom of a sick economy that's drained consumers of the cash and confidence needed to plan anything more than a trip to Wal-Mart.


U.S. Lifts Ban on New Zealand Field-Grown Cut Flowers, Greenery

After an almost two-month ban, field-grown cut flowers and greenery from New Zealand have the green light to enter the U.S.

Sympathetic Ear: Pa. Florists Take 'In Lieu Of' Talk to Directors
Taking a page from SAF's outreach to funeral directors at the national level, the Pennsylvania Floral Industry Association (PFIA) took out a full-page color ad in the October edition of the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association's newsletter, The Reporter.


 
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