Cremation
I think it is a real longshot and we are a long way from proclaiming that the funeral is back in American culture. However, a couple of indicators show that Generation Z, those who are in today’s age bracket of between 13 and 28 years of age, may be yearning for a life…
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If you read Funeral Director Daily and listen to me when I have a chance to be a guest on an industry podcast you know that I believe that there is a great, and growing, potential market in what I call the “Cremation Aftermarket”. My take on the the “Cremation Aftermarket” is that…
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Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest funeral home operator in North America, has grown its “Consolidated Funeral Revenue” 20.8% from 2019 (the latest year not affected by the pandemic) through 2024. Their annual financial report lists this number as $1.92 billion in the year 2019 and $2.32 billion in the most recent year of…
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Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it looks like there is something for everybody’s interest. Our top-rated articles cover subjects like revenue growth, potential casket tariffs, consumer…
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When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of those investments. Unlike individual investors where passion may fuel the investment, most private equity investments are done with a…
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In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just so we are on the same wave length for purposes of this article’s discussion, here is how one British company…
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Caring for the caregiver. That’s something I learned a long time ago — if the caretaker is not cared for how can they expect to care for others? That’s what I was reminded of when I looked at the topic for tomorrow night’s CANA (Cremation Association of North America) supported participatory “Peer Support…
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There has probably not been a Death Care company that had as rapid an accension as British direct cremation provider Pure Cremation. Founded in 2015 as a direct cremation company by the husband and wife team of Bryan and Catherine Powell history shows that the company conducted about 1,000 cremations in 2017 and about…
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Parting Stone, the New Mexico based start-up that takes cremated ash remains and turns them into what they term “Solidified Remains” recently sent out this press release celebrating their 10,000th family served in their short business history. In the press release the company says this about their achievement, “This milestone marks a significant…
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It probably won’t surprise anybody in the Death Care profession that a recent study showed that “Individuality” in funeral choice is becoming far more popular that “Religiosity”. As a matter of fact, 68% of those consumers questioned believed in holding a “Celebration of Life” rather than a “Time of Reflection”. And, that…
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