The Business Beat for the Week of May 6th!

Business Beat May 6 
There’s a new flower shop opening at 387 Water Street in downtown Peterborough called Sweet Fern Floral Studio. It opened officially on May 3. They are a full-service florist specializing in premium floral design. They do walk-in shopping as well as pickup and delivery in Peterborough and the surrounding area. Services include everyday florals, sympathy florals, wedding floral services, and event florals. Drop by the new shop in downtown Peterborough or go online to sweetfernfloralstudio.com to see what they have to offer and order your next arrangement.  
 
A big congratulations to the winners of the Peterborough County 2024 Community Recognition Awards. While there are too many well-deserving winners to list here, I’m going to highlight this year’s Business Leadership Award winners: 
• Asphodel-Norwood – Sweetheart’s Bakery, The Knockout and Dead Man’s Brew - all owned by Sara and Andrew Scott 
• Cavan Monaghan – Millbrook Mercantile – Bernadette MacNeil 
• Douro-Dummer – Molly Conlin Design & Drafting 
• Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – ZK Excavating Ltd. – Zack Johnston 
• North Kawartha – The Grape and Wedge 
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Wesnor Inc dba Trailers Plus – Zoran Albert 
• Selwyn – The Chocolate Rabbit 
 
A growing local retailer is being recognized on the national stage at the annual Retail Council of Canada Excellence in Retailing Awards. Friendly Fires has been recognized in the best eCommerce experience for a retailer category. Other finalists for the awards include large national brands like Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons, and Walmart. Friendly Fires have shipped more than 100,000 individual fireplace and barbecue parts since launching online. Their online experience is closely integrated with their physical retail stores.  
 
Stylish Fit Alterations and Tailoring now has two locations in Peterborough -- 871 Chemong Road Unit 12 and 948 Weller Street. They offer men’s wear as well as alterations to make all your clothing fit. They specialize in Bridal and bridesmaid alterations, formal wear, leather and suede, zipper and button replacements, and more.  ​