Wesley Berry Flowers
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Gifting |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Wesley Berry |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Flowers, cakes, gifts, chocolates and personal gifts |
| Services | Personal gifting, corporate gifting |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website | wesleyberry |
Wesley Berry Flowers, Inc. is an floral, gifts, gourmet foods, and plants retailer in the United States.
History
[edit]Founded 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][5]
Recognition
[edit]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.[6]
Philanthropy
[edit]Since 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.[7] Working with the West Bloomfield Optimist Club, the company sponsors college tuition scholarships and providing Christmas gifts for underprivileged children.[8] The company has honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory by giving away more than 168,000 roses on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Founded". Inc.com.
- ^ a b c "Wesley Berry Flowers". 18 June 2015.
- ^ Detroit, Suntimes. "Online Business Blooms for Wesley Berry Flowers".
- ^ a b Detroit, Crains (19 June 2015). "Court Fight Creates Thorn".
- ^ "How to Save Money on Wedding Flowers". Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Fox Businesws". YouTube. 18 February 2014.
- ^ Berry, Wesley. "Wesley Berry Philanthropy".
- ^ "Detroit's Wesley Berry Flowers Expands Digital Business to 80 Countries".
- ^ News, CG. "Florist demonstrates MLK's teachings, honored as community leader".
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Times, Metro. "Local florist to give away 12,000 roses on MLK Day".
- ^ Press, The Oakland. "Wesley Berry Flowers celebrates Martin Luther King Day with flower giveaway".
- ^ Patch, The (14 January 2013). "156,000 Roses Given Away to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day".
- ^ Tube, You (6 October 2010). "Wesley Berry Martin Luther King". YouTube.
- ^ Newswire, PR. "168,000 Roses Used on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Express Good Will" (Press release).