Longtime Bradenton independent flower shop Flowers By Don has been purchased by Sarasota competitor Beneva Flowers & Gifts. Beneva, one of the largest flower shops in the region, took over operations ...

One of Southwest Florida's best-known retailers, Beneva Flowers & Gifts, has new owners. Arthur Conforti, who started the flower shop with his parents in 1986 and who has consolidated a series of ...

Several years ago, David Shuel hired a man named Lonnie Martin to work at Beneva, the flower shop and events business he’s owned since 2015. (The company was called Beneva Flowers for many years.) ...