Recently we were on the receiving end of an attempted hustle by some fake wheel clampers. They’d immobilised one of our vans and were refusing to take the clamp off unless we paid £300 cash there and then. No credit cards allowed because of “possible fraud”. That set our own fraud alarm bells ringing and, [...]
Filed under: Distribution, Ethics & Environment, Fraud, General on January 17th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We love flowers and we love weddings – combine the two and our florists are in heaven! Nothing is more exciting for them than to help make that very special day even more special by designing some really beautiful wedding arrangements. We can organise wedding bouquets, buttonholes, church decorations, table arrangements for the reception – [...]
Filed under: Flowers, General, Weddings on January 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi. My name’s Rupert and I’ve been working as a customer service rep at Arena Flowers for a few months now to earn some cash to support my glamorous student lifestyle of baked beans on toast. Everything had gone as expected in the CS role, happily answering calls, updating orders etc until the 20th of [...]
Filed under: Christmas Flowers, Distribution, Flowers, General, Mega Days on December 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
It has to be said that our florists are some of the jolliest people I have ever met. It’s not difficult to imagine that spending every day with flowers puts a smile on your face so it’s always nice to come in to the office via the warehouse in the morning. A typical path in [...]
Filed under: Christmas Flowers, Distribution, Floristry, Flowers, General, Mega Days on December 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Our constant scouting for SEO related tips and articles on the Web has led us to experiment with many Widgets on our blog. People who follow our blog closely would have noticed the nonstop activity on the Widget Columns. Just like we bring flowers to customers instead of bringing customers to our flowers, we strive [...]
Filed under: General, Marketing, Matters Webby on November 23rd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
The other day, we were visited by Donatella from Ethical Edibles who was carrying a rucksack full of wine! Oh Joy! But there was a serious side to the visit as I shall explain… I had originally met Donatella at the ABN World Environment Day trade show and have been in discussions ever since. Ethical [...]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, General on November 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
When we set up Arena, we wanted to ensure that we had a great range of add on gifts to make the perfect complement(s) to the perfect flower arrangement (that’s my personal favourite). Because we buy direct from the flower auctions in Holland, our flowers are incredibly fresh and, because we cut out the middlemen, [...]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, General, Marketing, Mega Days on November 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today was a fun day at Flowers HQ. One of those days when I reflect how happy I am that our team took the risk and ventured away from our easy(ish) jobs into the uncharted (and scarier) waters of Arena, flowers and building a business for flower lovers. Hooray! I’ve been out of the office [...]
Filed under: Ethics & Environment, Flowers, General, Good Causes & Charities, Marketing, Matters Webby on October 25th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Roses are red. Yellow. Pink. White and even Orange. But have you ever heard of blue roses!? No. That’s because blue roses don’t just exist. Indeed, it would have made a great addition to the incredible beauty of the rose family. In fact, it will. Advancement in biotechnology research has made growing blue roses a [...]
Filed under: Flowers, General on October 18th, 2007 | 24 Comments »
We care for our flowers and we want our customers to enjoy them in full bloom for a while. That’s why with all the flowers that we send out, we include a sachet of specially formulated food and preservatives to extend longevity (free of charge, of course!). It helps the flowers in providing nourishment, preventing [...]
Filed under: Flowers, General on October 5th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
