Lemonis and i gave the employees a 25 equity stake. You now have more ownership and authority than he does. But after seeing real growth, some parts of the business are now struggling. Dan we have 6,000 square feet. It is not busy enough. Lemonis and the problem may just be the staff. Why does he still work here . Dan its like pulling teeth to get him to do anything. Lemonis remember shulers . A tiny little roadside barbecue restaurant in South Carolina . Norton if the fat aint dripping on the coals, its not barbecue. Lemonis its still got charm, but its no longer so tiny. Oh, my gosh. I made one of my biggest investments. Its gonna be about 1. 9 million. But now the business may be so big that it might just be overwhelming my partners. You guys have zero experience in setting up a retail store. Zero. Ibuenos dias all ibuenos dias lemonis im back in miami to visit grafton, a fatherandson furniture business that looked as if it wouldnt make it to the next generation. If this came to my
Stephanie whoo lemonis tonight, im gonna tell you how they do it my best deals, my worst deals. Steve id rather be in more debt than have you running my company. Lemonis this is the profit a progress report. My name is Marcus Lemonis. Change is difficult. And over the last 18 months, ive introduced you to 23 Small Businesses across this country, many of them in pretty bad shape. This is a bad scenario. Woman we dont have the money to pay them. Larissa just everything all the bills and everything thats just been piling up. Its just so much. Lemonis thats fine. And i fix failing businesses. Its been an interesting journey. Well, this looks a lot better in here. A tough one. I took you at your word gary bull[bleep] lemonis cause when each episode ends, my work is just beginning. There you go. To date, ive invested almost 20 million of my own money to help these Small Businesses reach their full potential. Stephanie wow. I mean, im blown away. Lemonis along the way, ive taken a few hits. Y
Looks great. Man unbelievable. Lemonis and i gave the employees a 25 equity stake. You now have more ownership and authority than he does. But after seeing real growth, some parts of the business are now struggling. Dan we have 6,000 square feet. It is not busy enough. Lemonis and the problem may just be the staff. Why does he still work here . Dan its like pulling teeth to get him to do anything. Lemonis remember shulers . A tiny little roadside barbecue restaurant in South Carolina . Norton if the fat aint dripping on the coals, its not barbecue. Lemonis its still got charm, but its no longer so tiny. Oh, my gosh. I made one of my biggest investments. Its gonna be about 1. 9 million. But now the business may be so big that it might just be overwhelming my partners. You guys have zero experience in setting up a retail store. Zero. Ibuenos dias all ibuenos dias lemonis im back in miami to visit grafton, a fatherandson furniture business that looked as if it wouldnt make it to the next
Almost 2 billion of that on flowers. Another 1. 8 billion on candy, and even more on jewelry and going on that special evening. Much of that spending has moved to the internet. 28 of americans will shop online, an increase of nearly 12 since 2010. And consumers are also going mobile. More than 17 plan to use their phone to shop for valentines day. But how we celebrate is also changing, and its not just chocolate and roses. While the percentage of americans buying candy has remained relatively stable over the last decade, the number of consumers buying greeting cards has fallen off nearly 15 and the number buying clothing has increased by more than 5 . Many couples now celebrate the couple with a night out, which may include dinner to a restaurant or tickets to a show. 30 years ago, jim mccann was a disrupter before we ever knew what that term meant. He changed the name of his flower stores to a 1800 number. More than 1 billion in sales. Jim mccann is 1800flowers. Com founder and ceo, a
Lets check in now with meteorologist drew tuma. Drew . Eric, it was a perfect beach day. Santa cruz coming in at a mild 76 degrees. A recordtying 78 in san rafael this afternoon. Most spots you can see got well into the 70s under mainly sunny skies. Current temperatures right now, act yok Still Holding on to a mild 70 degrees. 71 in fairfield. Closer to the water, temperatures fall off into the mid and upper 50s. A couple features going on in the atmosphere. Live doppler hd, High Pressure off the coast. This is going to be the muscle maker of the forecast the next 48 hours. Bringing in a few high clouds from the north and the west. We are tracking after that on wednesday, this feature right here. Thats a cold front. Thats going to bring us some moisture finally. Well talk about how much and how long it lasts in the full weather forecast. Drew, thank you very much. Couldnt have been more different along the northeastern u. S. Which woke up to record cold today and now bracing for snow t