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FTD consumer web sales drop in Q2

U.S. consumers didn’t purchase as many flowers online and by phone at FTD Group in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. For Q2, FTD’s domestic consumer web sales dropped by 6.8% to about $57.5 million.

Posted 02/06/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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FTD’s U.S. customers ordered fewer flowers online in first quarter

FTD’s domestic consumer web sales dropped by 2.6% to about $40.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The web accounted for about 89% of U.S. consumer segment sales vs. about 88% in Q1 of 2007.

Posted 11/12/2007Don DavisPost a comment

FTD plants the seed for online expansion overseas

Now that FTD Group Inc. has fully integrated all aspects of its Interflora Holdings acquisition, CEO Michael Soenen sees a bigger opportunity for more international e-commerce.

Posted 08/22/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

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FTD Group web sales flower 4% for fiscal 2007

Domestic web sales at FTD Group hit $254.1 million for the florist’s 2007 fiscal year, a 4% increase over $245.2 million during FY 2006. Web sales accounted for 88% of the retailer’s fiscal year 2007 domestic consumer segment sales of $287.6 million.

Posted 08/17/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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FTD’s third-quarter direct revenue grows 6%

Revenue in FTD Group’s domestic consumer segment, made up mostly of FTD.com sales, grew 6% to $80.2 million in the third quarter. Orders during the quarter grew 4.4%.

Posted 04/30/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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FTD’s second-quarter revenue grows 38.8% to $151.5 million from year ago

International sales from the recently-acquired Interflora contributed most of the revenue increase. Q2 web orders as a percentage of domestic order volume dropped slightly to 88.5%.

Posted 01/25/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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‘More rational’ search environment helps FTD boost direct sales 14%

A “more rational competitive environment” in online search marketing helped FTD Group grow its direct consumer business 14% year-over-year to $47.4 million for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30, reports president and CEO Michael Soenen.

Posted 10/31/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

E-commerce flowers for FTD in FY 2006

FTD Inc. grew total e-commerce sales by 14.9% in fiscal 2006 and 24.9% in the fourth quarter. The company also has settled a deceptive advertising lawsuit it filed against Provide Commerce, now a part of Liberty Media Corp.

Posted 08/09/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment