(WICHITA, Kan.) — Local flower shops say they’ll be working late tonight. The owner of Tillie’s flowers says he’s prepared for the 1,200 deliveries his store will make tomorrow, although it could be more.
Ken Denton says the economy is still holding things down but that his sales are up over last year.
He says that’s probably because Valentine’s Day fell on a Monday.
Denton says the hardest thing about Valentine’s Day is keeping up so he brings extra help.
“We’ve added about 40 extra drivers and about 10 extra people in sales and other areas,” says Denton.
If you’ve noticed higher prices on roses this year, Denton says it’s because of the bad weather in South America where the roes are grown.
