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Park Lawn Corporation makes offer to acquire Carriage Services

By Funeral Director Daily / June 30, 2023 /

      The world of Death Care has once again proved pretty small.  In what was supposed to be a confidential offer, Park Lawn Corporation has confirmed, according to this Yahoo Finance article, that they have recently made a buy-out proposal to Carriage Services.   And, Carriage Services, in this company press release, has…

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Victoriaville & Co. expands to Ohio. . . .our casket math

By Funeral Director Daily / February 3, 2023 /

    Victoriaville & Co., the Canadian based company that provides death care merchandise on three continents, announced in this press release a 67,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Ohio.  According to Alain Dumont, President and CEO of Victoriaville & Co., “This manufacturing addition to our existing capacity has become necessary in order to…

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The Segmentation of an Industry

By Funeral Director Daily / November 8, 2021 /

I recently read this article from The Irish Catholic where Joseph Behan of Hibernian Funerals explained that Covid-19 has changed many things about death care in Ireland.  For instance, he told of the “Tell us Once” format where instead of notifying the post office, the credit union, your bank and others of your death there…

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Our thoughts on SCI’s earning report. . .leaders comment on SCI Direct, West Coast cemeteries, and the acquisition environment

By Funeral Director Daily / November 4, 2019 /

Last week we provided a link to where you could go to read the 3rd Quarter report on Service Corporation International.  We will provide that link again here.  Here’s what SCI President and CEO, Tom Ryan, commented on in that report.  “. . .This solid funeral performance driven by an increase in funeral services performed…

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