Wednesday 31 July 2013
Sunday 28 July 2013
Do Florists in Canada Still Need a Retail Location?
Boy, times have sure changed over the past 20 years.
Successful retail flower shops depended on location, location, location.
But location for many Canadian florists is now on the internet.
It's all about where you show up in Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
Today our customers order online, or go on our website and then order by phone.
Walking into a shop located in an enclosed mall or strip mall hardly ever happens.
So remind me again why a prime retail location is critical to success?
Successful retail flower shops depended on location, location, location.
But location for many Canadian florists is now on the internet.
It's all about where you show up in Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
Today our customers order online, or go on our website and then order by phone.
Walking into a shop located in an enclosed mall or strip mall hardly ever happens.
So remind me again why a prime retail location is critical to success?
Tuesday 9 July 2013
Flood Affects on Flowers in Canada
It can happen any where...at any time.
Sometimes with little or no warning.
Torrential rains, like what happened yesterday in Toronto (courtesy of the Globe and Mail) or earlier in the month flooding the Stampede grounds in Calgary (courtesy of thestar.com).
So what happens with flower deliveries in Canada, when entire sections of major metro areas are impassible?
A florist friend in Toronto was driving back from the airport to his home yesterday. An hour trip took him 5 hours!
Deliveries take longer...sometimes much longer than usual.
Flower availability is scarce, or even non-existent. We had an order to be delivered to a rural area outside of Okotoks last week. The order was placed on Friday for delivery that day.
But there were no flowers to be had. Not in Okotoks. Not in Nanton, or Claresholm, or High River.
There were no flowers to be had until the following Tuesday, at the earliest.
Because there were problems getting flowers into Calgary by the wholesalers.
So if the wholesaler can't get flowers, neither can the retail florists.
This same problem is likely happening today in the GTA.
So please be patient...we florists in Canada are doing the best we can...but it times like these, it just takes a little longer!
Sometimes with little or no warning.
Torrential rains, like what happened yesterday in Toronto (courtesy of the Globe and Mail) or earlier in the month flooding the Stampede grounds in Calgary (courtesy of thestar.com).
So what happens with flower deliveries in Canada, when entire sections of major metro areas are impassible?
A florist friend in Toronto was driving back from the airport to his home yesterday. An hour trip took him 5 hours!
Deliveries take longer...sometimes much longer than usual.
Flower availability is scarce, or even non-existent. We had an order to be delivered to a rural area outside of Okotoks last week. The order was placed on Friday for delivery that day.
But there were no flowers to be had. Not in Okotoks. Not in Nanton, or Claresholm, or High River.
There were no flowers to be had until the following Tuesday, at the earliest.
Because there were problems getting flowers into Calgary by the wholesalers.
So if the wholesaler can't get flowers, neither can the retail florists.
This same problem is likely happening today in the GTA.
So please be patient...we florists in Canada are doing the best we can...but it times like these, it just takes a little longer!
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