There is no doubt that there is a trend of greater mobility to preferred residential locales for retired citizens and we also know that the choice of cremation services, especially direct cremation with no services, over earth burials causes loss of margin for traditional funeral homes. This article […] Read More
Within the last week Funeral Director Daily has published articles that all fall within the realm of “Death Care looking to cater to the consumer“. We’ve published articles on new storefront success stories (Death Done Differently) and on two acquisitions in the greater Death Care space, which in […] Read More
As complaints of errors on credit reports surge, two consumer advocacy groups have teamed up to encourage Americans to conduct regular “credit checkups” by accessing their free credit reports as often as once a week. Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) related to credit report errors have more […] Read More
Decoding the Evolving Mindset of Funeral Consumers at New NFDA Consumer Trends Conference Brookfield, Wis. – “Put me into a pot and let me grow into a tree.” “The best thing I’ve experienced at a funeral is being with my family.” “I don’t want them to remember me in a casket.” […] Read More
A small uptick in the nationwide inflation rate last month was an unwelcome glitch for many consumers and for Washington policymakers, but it may be a more serious development for most of California. The December increase, at 3.4% over the price level a year earlier, could make it harder for […] Read More
Strike 3 Holdings is a Southern California maker of pornographic films that identifies its products as “high-end, artistic, and performer-inspiring motion pictures produced with a Hollywood style budget and quality.” It has bragged that Greg Lansky, a former owner and the firm’s leading auteur, has been called the porn industry’s […] Read More
Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using a number of over-the-counter eye drops that may pose an infection risk, marking the latest of several alerts this year against artificial tears. The notice applies to 26 eye drop products marketed under several store brands, such as CVS Health, Rite Aid […] Read More
Introducing Generations™ by Batesville, Sustainable Caskets for Environmentally-Conscious Consumers BATESVILLE, Ind., October 30, 2023 – Batesville announced the introduction of Generations™ by Batesville, a new line of sustainable caskets designed to address the increasing demand for more environmentally-friendly products. The initial launch includes three products, the Promise™, Sincerity™ and Haven™, […] Read More
When you get to be my age you have many of your friends’ parents passing away. One of the things I’ve noticed about that is when the 2nd parent dies the family almost always uses the same funeral home that they used for the first death. That’s […] Read More
NFDA 2023 Review and Should We Invite Consumers? | Funeral Nation 261 The boys are back from Vegas! Did they gamble away all their savings on slots? Did Jeff buy a cool magician’s hat? Will this episode be displayed on the “sphere?” Well, the answer to all those questions is… […] Read More
About 48,000 mattresses sold at Costco are under recall after hundreds of consumers reported mold growing on them, the Consumer Safety Product Commission said on Thursday. The mattresses, sold only at Costco stores and on Costco.com, were made by FXI and sold under the Novaform brand name between January and […] Read More
Built to Last: How to Breathe New Life into Cemeteries – Free Webinar When Cemeteries Lean Into Cremation, Consumers Win WHEELING, IL—Nearly 26% of U.S. households have human cremated remains in their homes according to the Cremation Association of North America’s 2022 Cremation Memorialization Research. That’s 21.9 million families with […] Read More
I’ve never been a procrastinator about planning or getting things done. However, the world around me has changed over the last couple of decades and because of that, and today’s convenience in purchasing, I don’t need to plan or purchase certain items as early as I did in the past. […] Read More
