On Valentine's Day,lovers open their hearts and wallets to s
On Valentine's Day,lovers open their hearts and wallets to show their true devotion.Most studies show more people 1.( offer ,prefer,used to,are used to )to buy roses in ones,twos and threes these days and 2.(when,where,that,which) more than half of all roses are sold in groups of 3.( lesser than,less than,few than,fewer than )a dozen.While discount rose retailers 4.( go bankrupt,went bankrupt,go to bank,go to banks for money )amid severe competition,Roses Only has their business 5.( bloom,bloomed,in flowerson ,flowers.)
The company's 6.(strategies,determination,formulae,formula )for success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose 7.( management,selling,chain,production .) Roses Only's prices encourage people to buy more roses.Even on Valentine's Day,when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar 8.( as fine as,ashigh as,as good as,as tall as) $150,12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell 9.(for,with,on,in )just $35.The company grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains near the capital of Ecuador.Fresh roses are 10.(sprayed with,delivered with,full of,abundant in) water to keep them moist and 11.(flew,flown,fly,go) to company stores three times a week.Roses Only also tries to improve the service and it can arrange delivery 12.(in,at,via,for )overnight mail to anywhere in the country.
The company also tries to 13.(deal with,cope with,work against,work with )overseas rivals 14.(for,instead of,and,or )fighting them."We have a few bulk distribution centers 15.(where,that,which,when )we sell some imported roses," says the company manager."We may also 16.( bloom,bankrupt,shorten,widen) our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers." The company,which has its 17.(focus,headquarters,headquarter,centers) in New York,has three stores in New York,one in Canada and five in Spain.It plans to 18.(expand,widen,move,remove) to three more US cities this year.Roses Only has decided 19.(at,for,by,on )roses.The company believes that the rose is going to remain the most popular flower because love never 20.( gain in,lose of,goes into,goes out of )style.