Jim Hessler of Green Valley Growers, told me that his business sells to military exchange services -- the PX on military bases. There’s a lower margin on plants sold there because they’re non-profit outfits. But they can move quite a bit of product, especially the ones with the most retired military nearby.I was in a bookstore about this time last year looking for a Valentine's Day gift, and it occurred to me that what I was looking for was a small potted plant. A small red cyclamen or kalanchoe. If customers aren't going into garden centers this time of year, why not go where they are shopping?
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I've always thought that Dry-Cleaners might be an alternative outlet for flowers and plants.
1. People who go to dry cleaners have money.
2. Dry cleaners are a stop to and from work and around holidays.
3. It is a cash and carry business.
Does anyone know of a dry-cleaners selling flowers or plants?
Why not the dry cleaners? You're absolutely right -- consumers are already there with their wallets open. It would make the lobbies of dry cleaners a lot prettier, for sure!
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