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Floral Biz at Whole Foods Market Dublin!
by columbus, June 26, 2009 | Permalink
Hello all,
Wanted to give an “update” of what’s new and going on as we work to grow our Dublin Whole Foods Floral business.
· OUR WEDDING BUSINESS
o Continues to grow. At current rate of growth, we expect to double the number of weddings for FY09 compared to FY 08
· OUR ARRANGEMENT BUSINESS
o Continues to expand and flourish, with particularly strong growth in our offerings at the $39 to $100 price points.
· PARADE OF HOMES 2009
o We are very excited to announce that we have been chosen to work with Interior Designer Julie Hemlich of JC Designs on the 2009 Parade of Home entry by Gossing Construction. http://www.biaparade.com/homes-and-builders/gossing-construction . The Parade will run from July 11 thru the 26th. Come see our work at this year’s Parade site, Tartan Ridge in Dublin! http://www.biaparade.com/location-and-directions
· POSSIBLE PARTNERING WITH EVENT CATERERS
o We are having preliminary discussions next week with a local caterer, beginning a dialogue with the goal of becoming their exclusive Event Florist. This is an exciting possibility for us, having the potential to significantly boost our gross revenue, as well as wonderful exposure for the Floral department. Much needs to happen before the concept becomes a reality, but how exciting to be having these discussions!!
Sincerely,
Steve, Carol and Jordan
The Dublin Floral Team
Update from Past 5% Giving Day Benefactor: Explore the Outdoors!
by columbus, June 24, 2009 | Permalink
Here’s an email from Jason Fallon telling us more about the progress on the Explore the Outdoors program.
With summer here, I wanted to update everyone on the progression and success of the Explore the Outdoors program to date.
As of today (June 23, 2009), we have had a total of 39,730 web hits averaging 4.5 pages per visit while spending over 3 minutes on the site each visit. We have already almost surpassed the amount of kids who have logged into the system from last year establishing a log in and inputting their codes. We are also almost up to 100 advanced explorers so the allotment of birdhouses are almost all gone too. It has been a fantastic start to the program and I only imagine it will keep progressing as we move through the summer.
I am also continuing to receive daily calls and emails concerning the program and have been continuing to send out more guides to interested individuals, companies and groups. If you and your organization would like more Explore guide books, please let me know and I will get them out to you.
Something new that we just put up on the front page of our web site is a great video concerning Explore the Outdoors and why the program is so important. The following is a link to the video and please feel free to use it on your web site or at your organization to promote the program further…
ftp://ftp.dnr.state.oh.us/Marketing/Uploads/explorevideo09/ [then click Explore09_2.wmv]
Thanks again everyone and have a great week and summer!
Sincerely,
Jason Fallon
Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
New iPhone App from Whole Foods Market
by columbus, June 24, 2009 | Permalink
Whole Food Online Recipes Available to iPhones
Supermarket News
June 19, 2009
AUSTIN – Whole Foods Market here yesterday announced it will provide its entire selection of over 2,000 online recipes as a free App (application) to iPhone and iPod touch users.
Searchable by ingredient, special diets, and other elements like “budget” and “family friendly,” each recipe contains detailed preparation instructions and nutritional information, which can be copied and pasted, saved as a personal “favorite,” and emailed from within the App itself.
The App also includes an “On Hand” feature where customers can enter ingredients and get back meal recommendations.
“We’re delighted to provide iPhone and iPod touch users with yet another way to explore their passion for food and health,” said Bill Tolany, global coordinator of integrated media for Whole Foods Market. “We’re particularly excited about the On Hand feature as a way to answer the ever so popular ‘What’s for dinner?’ question.”
Built with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software, the App also comes with a store locator, where customers use a ZIP code search or the iPhone’s built-in location finder to view maps and identify the nearest Whole Foods Market. Each store page contains operating hours, phone and address, and links to maps, directions, and store specials.
Summer’s Top 10 Wines
by columbus, June 17, 2009 | Permalink
Summer’s FINALLY here, and we at Whole Foods Market are excited to unveil our Top 10 Summer Wine picks! Our buyers literally search the globe for the snazziest, zippiest, tangiest and tastiest wines they can find, and we stack them on our sales floors, sample them with our shoppers where possible, and, of course, buy them ourselves and drink them all summer long. Summer has some great excuses to drink good tasty wines: cookouts, concerts in the park, visits to the beach, sun going down, sun not going down…you get the drift here.
This summer we have included wines from Austria, Tuscany, California and the Napa Valley, Spain, Chile, Germany and Australia. We’ve included cool white varietals like Gruner Veltliner, Verdejo and a tasty Prosecco. We’re featuring some good grilling reds too, like Aussie Shiraz, Napa Merlot and a spicy Tuscan Chianti. Wines to please everybody. And don’t forget the organically grown Rosé - we have you covered there too. These wines will go with anything you cook. Or don’t cook. We think “porch wine” in the summer.
Stop into our wine shops this summer and snag a few of these good tasting wines at a good value. The Top 10’s are priced to please. The quality and selection is top notch, tasty and easy on the wallet. Ask your local wine specialist for regionally available six-pack and case deeper discounts. Enjoy! Learn more about our Top 10 Summer Wines.
