Jim McCann
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No excuses.
No excuses.
Definitely buy flowers because if you buy them stock, they're going to throw it at you. What? Come on, there's something called romance out there. I know you're a money gal, but there's something about sentiment and romance and old fashionedness and stop with the stock certificates.
Definitely buy flowers because if you buy them stock, they're going to throw it at you. What? Come on, there's something called romance out there. I know you're a money gal, but there's something about sentiment and romance and old fashionedness and stop with the stock certificates.
Definitely buy flowers because if you buy them stock, they're going to throw it at you. What? Come on, there's something called romance out there. I know you're a money gal, but there's something about sentiment and romance and old fashionedness and stop with the stock certificates.
Absolutely. Invest in the relationship.
Absolutely. Invest in the relationship.
Absolutely. Invest in the relationship.
Our stock will do fine if you just buy your flowers.
Our stock will do fine if you just buy your flowers.
Our stock will do fine if you just buy your flowers.
Well, I'll give you my best estimations. I think that the flower business is probably overall a $14 billion category all in. And the gift part of the flower business is probably a $8 or $10 billion business. And we're about 20% of that.
Well, I'll give you my best estimations. I think that the flower business is probably overall a $14 billion category all in. And the gift part of the flower business is probably a $8 or $10 billion business. And we're about 20% of that.
Well, I'll give you my best estimations. I think that the flower business is probably overall a $14 billion category all in. And the gift part of the flower business is probably a $8 or $10 billion business. And we're about 20% of that.
Sure. It's a complicated model in the sense that we deliver product every way you can imagine. And being a same-day deliverer of product, it makes it a little bit more complicated on the last mile. But frankly, it's been our competitive advantage through all the different iterations we've experienced in the 24 years that we've been public and the 40-plus years that we've been around.
Sure. It's a complicated model in the sense that we deliver product every way you can imagine. And being a same-day deliverer of product, it makes it a little bit more complicated on the last mile. But frankly, it's been our competitive advantage through all the different iterations we've experienced in the 24 years that we've been public and the 40-plus years that we've been around.
Sure. It's a complicated model in the sense that we deliver product every way you can imagine. And being a same-day deliverer of product, it makes it a little bit more complicated on the last mile. But frankly, it's been our competitive advantage through all the different iterations we've experienced in the 24 years that we've been public and the 40-plus years that we've been around.
So, yes, it's complicated, but that's to our advantage in the long run. So, we, we have a network of the very best florist, let's say, just in this in this country we have 6000 of the best florist in this country who work with us every day, filling our orders, and we work with them in terms of forecasting exactly what we project.
So, yes, it's complicated, but that's to our advantage in the long run. So, we, we have a network of the very best florist, let's say, just in this in this country we have 6000 of the best florist in this country who work with us every day, filling our orders, and we work with them in terms of forecasting exactly what we project.
So, yes, it's complicated, but that's to our advantage in the long run. So, we, we have a network of the very best florist, let's say, just in this in this country we have 6000 of the best florist in this country who work with us every day, filling our orders, and we work with them in terms of forecasting exactly what we project.