Valentine's Day Flower Sales Mixed For Local Florists
20.05.12
Promoting the borough being open year round, seven days a week.”
With Valentine’s Day just a day away the florists are hoping they will get busier.
“I’d like to think this year is better,” said Susan Adam of Gira! Events & Florals. While Susan doesn’t do many retail flowers since she's not a traditional flower shop, she did say she was busy this year because of a contract for roses.
Even with Facebook, the SBMA, and the shop local mentality many people in the area share, florists face tough competition from online and big box florists.
Ed Adam of Adam’s Garden of Eden said they haven’t been as busy as they were last year, but that again it was early still.
He said places like 1-800-Flowers have hurt his business.
“Gentleman don’t have to worry about it,” Ed said of online and phone flower places. “They just call up, give them their credit card, and the flowers are delivered.”
Source: Patch.com