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6£®Nothing says love like a dozen long-stemmed roses on Valentine's Day£®More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers£¬the biggest day of the year for the nation's rose industry£®It's going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style£®Yes£¬a rose is a rose is a rose£®But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops£®Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money£®Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the'90s£®
Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street£¬contemporary white furniture and wall-to-wall mirrors give it an expensive look£®Customers move about freely among the counters£¬looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf£®Some customers say it's the high quality of the roses that attracts them there£®"I spent©†20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars£¬"says one customer£®
Studies show more people are buying roses in ones£¬two and threes these days£®In fact£¬more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen£®But Roses Only's low prices encourage people to spend£®Even on Valentine's Day£¬when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as©†150£¬12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just©†35£®The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain£®It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains£®In addition£¬the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals£®
While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom£¬U£®S£®rose growers aren't able to compete with the fierce foreign competition£®More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries£®The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador£¬which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year£®The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California£¬considered to be this country's leading producer£®
Now£¬instead of fighting overseas rivals£¬the Johnsons are trying to work with them£®"We have a few big fighting overseas rivals£¬the Johnsons are trying to work with them£®"We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers£®"
As a result of severe competition£¬those in the rose business long for the good old days£¬whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price£®
60£®What is the central theme of this text£¿C
A£®The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made£®
B£®The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date£®
C£®The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed£®
D£®The rose industry plays an important role in American economy£®
61£®How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field£¿C
A£®By setting up more chain stores across the country£®
B£®By selling roses in supermarkets£®
C£®By selling high quality roses at a low price£®
D£®By selling roses by the dozen£®
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C£®US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition£®
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