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Local retailer expects to break another Mother’s Day sales record

Martina’s Flowers and Gifts on Washington Road set a sales record last year, bringing in nearly $200,000 in a four-day period for Mother’s Day 2020. (Photo courtesy Martina’s Flowers and Gifts) At Martina’s Flowers and Gifts on Washington Road, COVID-19 was no match for Mother’s Day 2020. In just a four-day period from Sunday through Thursday, Martina’s brought in nearly $200,000 in sales, much to the surprise of the store’s owner, Brian McCarthy. “We were not allowing customers in the store, but it turned out to be Martina’s best Mother’s

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