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Start-up investors Banyan Enterprises acquires retailer AJ Prindle

Banyan Enterprises, a new private investment company specializing in direct-to-consumer companies, has acquired a majority interest in AJ Prindle & Co., a catalog and online retailer of automotive accessories.

Posted 08/21/2007Don DavisPost a comment

Provide Commerce posts record Valentine’s Day and prepares for Mother’s Day

Flower freshness helps drive rising sales at Provide Commerce’s Proflowers.com. A web-based, direct-from-growers supply chain gets flowers to consumers within 2-3 days of harvest versus the typical week.

Posted 03/08/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

FTD.com takes over FlowersDirect.com

FTD Inc.’s FTD.com subsidiary has acquired Flowers Direct, the company announced today. Purchase price was not disclosed.

Posted 07/19/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

Beauty Jungle charts a course ranging from exotic world brands to the corner drugstore

Come with me to the place “Where Beauty Lives,” the tagline of Beautyjungle.com. Actually my quest was far simpler: I went in search of Fig Leaf, a signature scent by Demeter. Armed with my machete-an AOL browser and 56k modem-I headed for the great cyber interior. I typed in the site’s URL. And waited. After a toe-tapping 45 seconds, a coppery face with an alarming magenta blaze on one cheek began emerging. Call it serendipity, but even before...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

Flower power

1800-Flowers.com wins laurels for never resting on them. Though “a pretty boring site at first,” says George Whalin, president of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos, Calif., 1-800-Flowers has done a good job of re-inventing itself. Constant upgrades have made the site both sharper looking and easier to use. Others praise the florist for providing shopping options. Competitor GeraldStevens.com may be a more aesthetically pleasing site,...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

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New E-Commerce Website for Garden Botanika Runs on MarketLive(tm) Express from Multimedia Live

Contacts: Multimedia Live: Peter Loughlin Marketing Communications Manager 1-707-773-3434 peterl@mmlive.com This Pretty Face Uses High-Tech Foundation Petaluma, CA -- January 23, 2003 -- Multimedia Live (MML) (http://www.mmlive.com), the leading developer of e-commerce technology and services for Intelligent Selling(tm) on the Web, announced today that it has created and launched a new e-commerce website for cataloger and online merchandiser...

Posted 01/23/2003

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FTD.COM`s Valentine`s Day Season Total Orders Increase 23 Percent

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Feb 20, 2002 -- FTD.COM (Nasdaq: EFTD) achieved significant increases in sales this Valentine`s Day season (February 1 - 14, 2002), compared to the same period of the prior year, with a 23 percent increase in total orders of flowers and specialty gifts. "FTD.COM had another great Valentine`s Day season with strong growth occurring in both our Internet and telephone orders," says Michael Soenen, president and CEO of FTD.COM....

Posted 02/20/2002

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CHIQUITA ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE STORE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melissa Gold Bratskeir & Company for Chiquita Fresh NA 212/679-2233 mgold@bratskeir.com ChiquitaStore.com to Offer Branded Merchandise and Collectibles for Chiquita Fans of All Ages CINCINNATI, OH, November 1, 2001 - Are you in the market for that perfect gift for the pop culture collector in your life, but don`t know where to look? Starting in November, search no further than your keyboard. Chiquita-branded...

Posted 11/02/2001