Wesley Berry Flowers

Wesley Berry Flowers
Private company
Industry Gifting
Founded 1946
Founder Wesley Berry
Headquarters Detroit, United States
Products Flowers, cakes, gifts, chocolates and personal gifts
Services Personal gifting, corporate gifting
Number of employees
 200
Website www.wesleyberry.net

Wesley Berry Flowers, Inc. is an floral, gifts, gourmet foods, and plants retailer in the United States.

History

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 https://www.FlowerDeliveryExpress.com and through https://www.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]

Philanthropy

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.[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 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's memory by giving away more than 168,000 roses on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 Magazine, Inc. "Founded". Inc.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Business, Crains. "Wesley Berry Flowers".
  3. ↑ Detroit, Suntimes. "Online Business Blooms for Wesley Berry Flowers".
  4. 1 2 Detroit, Crains. "Court Fight Creates Thorn".
  5. ↑ Business, Fox. "Fox Businesws".
  6. ↑ Berry, Wesley. "Wesley Berry Philanthropy".
  7. ↑ Dbusiness, Magazine. "Detroit's Wesley Berry Flowers Expands Digital Business to 80 Countries".
  8. ↑ News, CG. "Florist demonstrates MLK's teachings, honored as community leader".
  9. ↑ Times, Metro. "Local florist to give away 12,000 roses on MLK Day".
  10. ↑ Press, The Oakland. "Wesley Berry Flowers celebrates Martin Luther King Day with flower giveaway".
  11. ↑ Patch, The. "156,000 Roses Given Away to Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day".
  12. ↑ Tube, You. "Wesley Berry Martin Luther King".
  13. ↑ Newswire, PR. "168,000 Roses Used on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Express Good Will".
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