North Carolina Florist Pioneer Testing Drive-Thru Concept

According to a well-worn adage, once God closes one door he opens another. No one believes in the veracity of that saying more than Mickey Atkinson, owner of Sedgefield Florist. In 1998 he had come to a crossroad in life and began praying for guidance, for open and closed doors. Within a day, the door that had just been shut got replaced with not one but two opportunities.

“My wife, who was working at Sedgefield Florist part-time, said that the owner was thinking about selling it and she wanted to talk about our buying it,” he recalled. “Then, that afternoon, the principal at Asheboro High School called and invited me in for an interview.”

To condense the story, Atkinson still owns the florist and taught at Asheboro until his retirement two years ago.

And now, at age 54, Atkinson is ready to open another chapter in his book of life by moving the longtime Groometown Road business to 5002-A High Point Rd. in the Hunt Village at Sedgefield shopping center. Moreover, not only is he doubling his square footage and getting a more visible location, he is embarking on, to the best of his knowledge, something that has never been done before. He is making the new Sedgefield Florist into a drive-thru facility. Located in the end unit of the L-shaped center, the 2,400 sq. ft. location seems ideally situated for the venture.

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