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A member of the Kora Shriners speeds past the crowd at the annual Yarmouth Clam Festival parade, July 19, 2013.
75 degrees is still a little warm for me - I prefer a cool, comfortable 72. Even paradise isn't perfect. Posted at www.marqueemartyrs.com/?p=82
All Industry Session: Forecasting Amidst Expansion, Trade Wars and a Looming Downturn
Sponsor: Syndicate Sales
Speaker: Charlie Hall, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Your business does not exist in a vacuum. Political events in Washington, D.C., and around the world have a profound effect on the global economy, which in turn impact floral industry professionals’ operating costs, hiring ability, access to product and more. The current economic expansion has been one of the longest in our country’s history, but we know that bright skies can’t last forever. So how soon will things start to decline? And how will floral consumers respond to changing economic conditions? History tells us that short-term corrections had limited impact, but the last recession was a game-changer. Will the next downturn be that bad? Dr. Charlie Hall, the Ellison Chair in International Floriculture at Texas A&M University and a noted economist cited by Bloomberg News, CNN and numerous agricultural publications, will offer answers to these questions, along with a breakdown of major issues facing the floral industry today and in the near future.
You’ll learn:
How the U.S.-China trade war could affect the cost of manufacturing floral foam, plastic containers and other key hard goods for the industry
How to operate amidst increased transportation expenses and labor shortages
How to market the benefits of flowers, so consumers do not dismiss them as luxurious frivolities in the event of another recession
The headquarters buidling of Channel 4 Television on Horseferry Road, London SW1. They are clearly expecting bad weather ahead!
Here's the Week Ahead Forecast for that fictional place. Note the potential for severe weather for Wednesday. That's because a very strong cold front is expected to push into a very unusually warm and unstable air mass by then. Highs in the 80s and 90s with warm overnight lows ranging from the 50s to around 70 by Wednesday. Something has to give.
And, after the front...ahhh, relief from the heat wave. Huh...temps pushing near 100 on Wednesday with scattered thunderstorms...and then, rain and snow possible by Saturday. Did I mention this is a very strong cold front approaching?