What a concept: Quixtar gift program lets recipients pick what they want

Online health and beauty retailer Quixtar’s Ribbon brand is a new online gift program that enables gift recipients to pick gifts they want from hundreds of products.

Posted 04/11/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

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1-800-Flowers plants a business development seed

1-800-Flowers.com Inc. is using a mix of acquisitions and organic growth to carve out market share in the gourmet food, wine and gifts space, hoping to generate $100 million this year.

Posted 03/29/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

Marketing partners: Online wedding gift registry drives multi-channel sales

Online gift registries attract a base of shoppers who buy across multiple channels. But registries are particularly effective for web sites, where 80% of wedding gift purchasers buy through a registry, reports Feedback Research.

Posted 07/14/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Mom’s not going online to find gifts for dad—but dad shops the web for mom

While dads look to the online channel when buying Mother’s Day gifts, moms look elsewhere when buying Father’s Day gifts, according to findings from the new LIVEmark retailer index from hosted analytics provider Coremetrics Inc.

Posted 06/22/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Valentine’s-related sites peak earlier this year than last

Online shoppers came to flowers and gifts sites for Valentine’s Day giving earlier this year than last, reports web traffic measurement company Hitwise.

Posted 02/14/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Target.com leads in traffic to online gift registries, study says

Target.com had the most popular online wedding gift registry for the period March 29 through June 14, with 34% of total traffic, according to a study by researchers Claria Corp. Target was also the most popular store destination for buying wedding gifts.

Posted 06/24/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Father’s Day spending to top both last year and Mother’s Day, survey says

Gift-givers plan to buy clothing, books and CDs. 12% say they’ll look and shop for gifts online.

Posted 06/03/2003Mary WagnerPost a comment

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The web becomes part of Valentine’s Day routines

32% of consumers who visited flower, jewelry and gift sites in the two weeks before Valentine’s Day will buy gifts online, up from 20% last year, Gator reports. Nielsen/ NetRatings says flower, lingerie and greeting card sites experienced traffic spikes.

Posted 02/14/2003Kurt PetersPost a comment