JOSIES FLOWERSElizabeth M$.$A$.$ Grasby revised this case $($originally Marias Flowers written by Marianne Vandenbosch$)$ solely to provide material forclass discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authorsmay have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality.Version: $2015-07-14$SYNOPSISIn late April $2014,$ Josie Bailer was completing arrangements for the start$-$up of her retail box plant outletlocated in a major Ontario city that had a population $350,000.$ Bailer had been operating this outlet fromearly May until mid$-$July for the previous four years. This year, however, Bailers thoughts were notentirely on the sale of box plants. She was seriously considering expanding her business by opening a year$-$round indoor flower shop in a plaza, which would be opening the following year