| 词条 | Wesley Berry Flowers |
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| name = Wesley Berry Flowers | type = Private company | genre = | foundation = 1946 | founder = Wesley Berry | location_city = Detroit | location_country = United States | locations = | area_served = | key_people = | industry = Gifting | products = Flowers, cakes, gifts, chocolates and personal gifts | services =Personal gifting, corporate gifting | owner = | num_employees = 200 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|wesleyberry.net}} | footnotes = }} Wesley Berry Flowers, Inc. is an floral, gifts, gourmet foods, and plants retailer in the United States. HistoryFounded by Wesley Berry Sr. in 1946,[1] Wesley Berry Flowers began selling franchises in summer of 1985.[2] The first franchise was opened at Sunset Corners shopping center in Troy, Michigan.[2] In the 1980s, the company ran more than 1,000 television commercials a year.[2] The company established 30 franchises across five states before selling most of them in the 1990s and launching an e-commerce business in 1994.[3][4] Today, the company operates one of the larger online floral businesses in the U.S. through FlowerDeliveryExpress.com and wesleyberryflowers.com, with a single franchise left in Canton Township, plus four brick-and-mortar stores in metro Detroit operating as Commerce Township-based Wesley Berry Flowers.[4] Under the Wesley Berry Flowers name, the combined businesses ranked No. 2,269 on Inc. magazine's 2015 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies, with $52.6 million in reported revenue for 2014, up from $11.9 million in 2010.[1] The company's CEO Wesley Berry appeared on Fox Business Network to discuss drone delivery flights on February 18, 2014.[5] PhilanthropySince its founding in 1946, Wesley Berry Flowers has supported many nonprofit organizations, including Children's Miracle Network, American Cancer Society, Make-A-Wish, Habitat for Humanity, Optimist International, Rotary International, National Breast Cancer Foundation, and American Red Cross.[6] Working with the West Bloomfield Optimist Club, the company sponsors college tuition scholarships and providing Christmas gifts for underprivileged children.[7] The company has honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory by giving away more than 168,000 roses on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[8][9][10][11][12][13] References1. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Magazine|first1=Inc|title=Founded|url=http://www.inc.com/profile/wesley-berry-flowers|website=Inc.com}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Business|first1=Crains|title=Wesley Berry Flowers|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150621/NEWS/150619822/june-24-1985-wesley-berry-florist-starts-franchising-sells-first}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Detroit|first1=Suntimes|title=Online Business Blooms for Wesley Berry Flowers|url=http://detroit.suntimes.com/det-business/7/77/238949/online-business-blooms-for-wesley-berry-flowers}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Detroit|first1=Crains|title=Court Fight Creates Thorn|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150621/NEWS/306219975/court-fight-creates-a-thorn-for-wesley-berry-flowers}} 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Business|first1=Fox|title=Fox Businesws|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDU65vQkn9Q}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Berry|first1=Wesley|title=Wesley Berry Philanthropy|url=http://wesleyberry.net/philanthropy.html}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Dbusiness|first1=Magazine|title=Detroit’s Wesley Berry Flowers Expands Digital Business to 80 Countries|url=http://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/Annual-2013/Detroits-Wesley-Berry-Flowers-Expands-Digital-Business-to-80-Countries/}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=News|first1=CG|title=Florist demonstrates MLK’s teachings, honored as community leader|url=http://www.candgnews.com/node/71437}} 9. ^{{cite news|last1=Times|first1=Metro|title=Local florist to give away 12,000 roses on MLK Day|url=http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2015/01/16/local-florist-to-giveaway-12000-roses-on-mlk-day}} 10. ^{{cite news|last1=Press|first1=The Oakland|title=Wesley Berry Flowers celebrates Martin Luther King Day with flower giveaway|url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/business/20140117/wesley-berry-flowers-celebrates-martin-luther-king-day-with-flower-giveaway}} 11. ^{{cite web|last1=Patch|first1=The|title=156,000 Roses Given Away to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day|url=http://patch.com/michigan/westbloomfield/an--156000-roses-given-away-to-celebrate-martin-luthef3a2c6dc12}} 12. ^{{cite web|last1=Tube|first1=You|title=Wesley Berry Martin Luther King|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4a-XUluvuY}} 13. ^{{cite web|last1=Newswire|first1=PR|title=168,000 Roses Used on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Express Good Will|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/168000-roses-used-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-to-express-good-will-240353931.html}} 4 : Retail companies established in 1946|1946 establishments in Michigan|Retail companies of the United States|Florist companies |
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