Earlier this week, our friends at Bloomerang outlined the devastating effects of FTD Inc.'s Valentine's 2018 market campaigns. This approach lead to a Valentine's holiday that underperformed their expectations by as much as $20 million. The company is considering $50 million in credit support from their largest shareholder, Liberty Interactive Corp.
But this article isn't about FTD. At least, not directly.
You see, this latest incident with FTD is not a new problem, but is actually symptomatic of a much larger problem in our industry. It's a problem that is perpetuated much more frequently by retail florists than the various conglomerations of online and order gathering outfits.
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What FTD’s Valentine’s Trouble Reveals About The Floral Industry
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