Business
According to a press release that you can read here, Legacy Funeral Group of Texas has purchased the Magnolia Chapels of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Magnolia Chapels has served the Tuscaloosa area with two chapels since its founding in 1999. (The link will lead you to Legacy’s web-site where you can learn more on the company).…
Read MoreI read a really nice article the other day on GoErie.com that you can read here about two very longstanding funeral businesses in Erie, Pennsylvania, that have “merged” in order to help both funeral homes operate better. The article is about the Quinn Funeral Home and the Burton Funeral Home, both of Erie, Pennsylvania —…
Read MoreA jury in San Antonio has awarded a couple $8 million after finding the Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries negligent in the loss of the their daughter’s body before she was to be cremated, according to an article in the Insurance Journal that you can read here. Sharlotte and Timothy Mott, parents of Julie…
Read MorePolice issued a bulletin on Monday afternoon about a silver 2006 Honda Odyssey minivan that was stolen from Affordable Cremation Solutions in Jacksonville, Florida. According to the article in Jacksonville.com which you can read here, the van contained the remains of a man who had passed away and was strapped to a cot in a…
Read MoreAn article appeared last week in Washingtonian.com which you can read here which delved into the changing nature of neighborhoods in Washington, DC. The article pointed out that funeral homes, especially African-American owned funeral homes, are disappearing from the neighborhood landscape rather rapidly. The cause seems to be rising property values where a condo or…
Read MoreSometimes when you really need to know about your business, you should listen to somebody from the outside. They see that perspective from another view — and many times it is the view that Mr. Outside can see that Mr. Inside has overlooked. So, today, I have found two articles from the people on the…
Read MoreThere is no doubt that in any business the pricing of the product or service must work on at least two levels. The first level being that the price is appropriate enough to draw the customer to – or at least not drive the customer away – from the business. This would be known as…
Read MoreWe’ve written several times in this medium that funeral homes all over the country are having tough times attracting and retaining new young employees. I came across an article published by ABC.net Australia that you can read here which points out maybe some of us older, set in our ways employers just need to be…
Read MoreThere is no doubt that there is a tremendous value in establishing a national brand that can gain value by economies of scale, national reputation, and accessibility. Think about companies like Dominos, Burger King, McDonalds, Waste Management, Macy’s, Kohls, and the like where you know the value and quality of what you are buying when…
Read MoreEvery so often I read an article on funeral service that just makes me smile. When that happens it is not an article on caskets or mergers, or acquisitions, or cash-flow, or pre-need, or aftercare, it is always about the lives that have been lived serving their communities as funeral directors. Maybe, it is because…
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