Florists around
the world are under increasing competitive
pressure which threatens their ability to
make a reasonable living from floristry.
Customer orders
that just 5 years ago would have come into
their shop are now being lost to
supermarkets, Internet order gathers and
“flowers-by-mail” operators.
Much of this
loss is in the area of “long distance” or
relay orders. Traditionally around 10% of a
florist’s sales, this “long distance” income
is threatened by the new competitors. But
the supply end is also threatened.
Increasing volumes of orders are being
supplied by a few floral assembly-line
operators who dispatch by mail or express
courier companies bypassing the florist at
this end of the supply chain as well.
Existing florist
relay services are based on a business model
that is around 70 years old. Despite
“modernizing” their look and feel, they are
undeniably using business practices that
worked when your grandparents were
teenagers! Are they still the best
practices for today?
The Petals
Worldwide Floral Exchange is the next
generation florists’ order transfer system.
It is designed from the ground up to provide
florists with a order exchange system for
the future realities of our industry.
We
provide our florists with a low cost, easy
to use sending & receiving model. You don't
have to pay exorbitant monthly fees, in most
cases you only pay when you use the system.
You don't even have to be a member of the
exchange to send orders into it. You can
send orders right now and receive your
selling commission (20% on the Flower Value)
online, straight away. No need to wait till
the end of the month before getting paid.
The Exchange
“captures” as many orders as possible
that might otherwise have been lost to
florists and channels them to a supplying
florist within the Petals system.
Interested in sending an order right now?
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Interested in learning more on how to become
a member of the Petals-Exchange?
Click Here