Posts Tagged ‘wholesale flower market’

What to Expect When Expecting (Wholesale Flowers)

October 27th 2009 by LF | No Comments

For many, the thought of buying flowers directly from the wholesale flower market sounds like a daunting task, possibly because they have no idea what to expect. If you have only ever purchased flowers from your local retailer or received arrangements as gifts ready for display, then this is your opportunity to peek into the [...]

Wholesale Roses for Two?

October 13th 2009 by LF | 2 Comments

It may come as a surprise to anyone who has not seen or purchased roses out of the wholesale market, but wholesale roses are not sold by the dozen! They are almost always sold in pre-bundled packs of 25 stems. It is one of the few cut-flower industry standards that is widely [...]

Barcodes For Flowers – Step 1

July 16th 2009 by LF | No Comments

As announced by the Floral Industry and discussed in our previous post on Billy Balls, we are moving toward product and box barcodes on cut flower products by 2010.  So let’s look at the first milestone and see what needs to be done to be ready.  According to the plan the first step  is for all [...]

The Art of Cut Flower Speculation

July 10th 2009 by LF | 1 Comment

When you think about it, how many products do you buy that are guaranteed to become worthless in a week or two? Sure that steak you bought needs to be eaten soon – but you could freeze it. And yes, Christmas trees are not too valuable on December 26 th – but that only happens [...]