funeral homes
At least in my area the idea of consumers purchasing caskets either online or in person from Costco and WalMart does not seem to have caught on. I think one of the reasons why is that area funeral homes have not warmed to that idea and don’t like the competition from those large retailers. However,…
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In the early days of the pandemic I was called by a reporter at the Business newspaper, Barron’s, for my opinion on, among other things, what was being termed the “pull-forward” effect of pandemic deaths. The theory at that time was that it appeared that most of those dying from Covid deaths were elderly and…
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Fate determined that this was meant to be an article for Funeral Director Daily. I’m very familiar with the “Journey to Serve” program launched by the Funeral Service Foundation and the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Educational Foundation, in part, through the work of my friend Jim Price. The other day I noticed…
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With almost 2,800 daily subscribers and about 13,000 page views every 30 days, there is no doubt that lots of death care professionals are reading Funeral Director Daily. Stories that range from grief to employment issues to business articles means that over 30 days there is something of interest for everybody. Here are the articles…
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A press release out of Batesville, Indiana, caught a lot of the death care profession off guard on Wednesday. That press release, which you can read here, was from Hillenbrand Industries and announced that the company would “explore strategic alternatives for its Batesville business”. Here’s what parent company Hillenbrand Industries President and CEO Kim Ryan…
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I recently saw an article in The Hustle that compared the cost of three family outings in 1960 to the cost of those three family outings in 2022 — a period 62 years later. And, just because I like to compare those types of things with all things “funeral”, I searched out prices that puts…
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That age group in the United States termed “Millennials” was born from 1981 to 1994 which makes their ages today range from about 28 years of age to about 41 years of age. According to one source there are about 72 million of that age group in the United States which represents about 22% of…
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I’m guessing the funeral home entrepreneur “Man in the Van” has been around for going on 50 years. My idea of the “Man in the Van” or mobile funeral home operator, is that individual funeral director business operator who operates without a permanent venue. In essence, they take calls over the internet or the phone…
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The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is getting ready to host its 104th Annual Cremation Innovation Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, from August 17-19. The event will have some of the most powerful speakers in the death care industry involved and on hand for operators to learn from. Brian Waters, funeral director, embalmer and host…
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There was much ado last year about Great Britain’s largest provider of funerals and cremations, Dignity plc, and their upcoming change in strategy. While not apprised of the entire situation, I do know that the company was coming under scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as well as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),…
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