The reporter visited Huaxu this afternoon (13th), and the flow of people was not too high. Elaine, the head of the Jiafu flower shop, said that this year’s Valentine’s Day is in the Lunar New Year. Because the flower shop has a long sales period and the flower shop concentrates on making new year flowers, this year, they will give up selling Valentine’s Day flowers and only sell preserved flowers.
Elaine said that the sales of preserved flowers were better than expected, with a 10% increase in business compared to previous years, but the overall business fell by 40% due to the lack of office delivery. She believes that customers will choose to send affordable rose products when the economy is poor. The preserved flowers can be stored for several years, and some of them have speaker functions, which are very popular among customers.
Today, Mr. Chen and his wife went to the flower shop to receive the reserved red rose bouquet. He said that his wife loves roses and has been sending flowers to celebrate Valentine’s Day for three consecutive years. He hoped that his wife would be happy. When asked about the price of the 11 rose bouquets, Mr. Chen laughed and said, “It’s not good to tell my wife (disclose the price).” The price was 20% to 30% higher than last year, but the price was particularly cheap last year.
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