From Sunday, December 2 2007 - 9:00am To Wednesday, December 5 2007 - 6:00pm Every day
‘BIG KAHUNA’ at Myrtle Beach DECEMBER 2-5, 2007
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina’s Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show
Exhibitor/Attendee Information
For exhibitor information, contact Marjorie Richardson, Urban Expositions, 1690 Roberts Blvd., NW, Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Phone -678.285.3976, fax – 678.285.7469, email: mrichardson@urban-expo.com. For show information or to pre-register, attendees call Stephanie Buice at 678.285.3976, email at sbuice@urban-expo.com or visit www.urban-expo.com.
Wet, Powerless and Relieved, La. Florists Close, but Don't Collapse, for Gustav
The lights are still out, nobody's home and the cash register is slammed shut — but most florists in Louisiana know the frustrations of power outages and evacuations caused by Hurricane Gustav are not on par with the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
On Wednesday afternoon, managers had not yet made their way back into Greenleaf Wholesale's New Orleans location, which had been evacuated due to the storm. Scott Kitayama, president of Greenleaf, says he expects employees to return and the business to open "hopefully" by the end of the week.
Want to earn your customers' trust, get your phone ringing and offer a service that every Fortune 500 company does? Add a toll-free number to your customer-service arsenal — that's the advice of AllBusiness.com.
Know a parent sending their child back to a drab college dorm? E-mail your customers and remind them to send their son or daughter a memory that will last all semester: a healthy plant to brighten their days and nights.
A planned airport hub at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., and a new cargo handling facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston won't replace Miami as the main entry for flowers coming into the country from South America, say veteran wholesalers.
The founder of Good Neighbor Day died last week at the age of 60, just days before florists across the country once again celebrated the annual flower giveaway he pioneered.
Don't let the name fool you — wholesalers and retailers can both benefit by attending "How to Get the Most Out of a Wholesaler's Show" on Thursday, Sept. 18 during SAF Palm Beach 2008.
