Sacramento flower shops adjust Mother's Day deliveries as gas costs surge
Updated
Updated · KCRA Sacramento · May 7
Sacramento flower shops adjust Mother's Day deliveries as gas costs surge
8 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · May 7
Midtown Sacramento's Relles Florist said it is handling 10 times its usual Mother's Day flower volume without raising delivery fees.
Shops are grouping orders by area, tightening delivery ranges and offering pickup to absorb higher fuel and supplier delivery costs rather than pass them to customers.
The changes come during one of the region's busiest floral weekends as Northern California fuel prices rise, linked in the report to conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.
As fuel costs rise, will routine delivery services from local businesses become an unaffordable luxury for consumers?
With California's refineries closing, how can the state's economy withstand the next global oil shock?