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Most-hunted May products included satellite TV, flowers and gourmet foods

In the hunt for retail products and companies, online shoppers in May targeted satellite television, flowers and gourmet foods, along with the Internet stores of Home Depot, Wal-Mart and Target, according to Internet research firm Nielsen/NetRatings Inc.

Posted 07/10/2006Paul DemeryPost a comment

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

GourmetMarket.com Gobbles Up VirtualGourmet.com

San Francisco-based GourmetMarket.com has signed a letter of intent to acquire rival online specialty foods retailer VirtualGourmet.com in a move that is expected to create one of the most extensive gourmet food selections online. Terms werenÕt disclosed. GourmetMarket,which already has an extensive web offering, currently has more than 150 co-marketing agreements with premium food, wine and kitchenware suppliers. Gourmet Market has retained...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

Digital Chef

The gourmet food and cookware category isn’t overstocked with Web merchants yet, but the kitchen is filling up fast. Until recently there were no Internet stores offering the depth and range of high-end food and kitchen goods that consumers are accustomed to finding through such print catalog staples as Williams Sonoma and Chef’s Catalog. But sensing that gourmet foods and fancy cooking gadgets will be among the Web’s next blockbuster sales...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment

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Impromptu Gourmet™ Catalog Expands Gourmet Food Service using LaGarde’s StoreFront

Using StoreFront, Impromptu Gourmet™ online customers enjoy expanded offerings - both in dining and shopping Kansas City, KS (January 12, 2005) – The Impromptu Gourmet™ catalog has expanded its gourmet food service and online store using LaGarde’s® StoreFront® (www.StoreFront.net) e-commerce platform. Impromptu Gourmet™ delivers a complete gourmet dining experience.. a three-course gourmet meal, a CD of specially selected dinner music, and a...

Posted 01/12/2005

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DELIGHTFULDELIVERIES.COM ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MRS. FIELDS COOKIES

Syosset, N.Y., June 9, 2003 -- DELIGHTFULDELIVERIES.COM, the unique specialty gifts company, announced today that they will begin offering delicious cookies and brownies from Mrs. Field’s on their website and in their catalog immediately. The virtual gourmet store features over 800 gifts including: food baskets, exquisite desserts, fine chocolates, complete dinners, “of the month” clubs, spa and relaxation products and flowers straight from the...

Posted 06/12/2003

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Gourmets Coffee.com Launches E-Commerce Site

NEW YORK, May 9 -- Gourmet`s Choice Coffee Co., Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GMCH) announced today that its subsidiary, Gourmets Coffee.com, Inc. has unveiled its State of The Art E-Commerce site (http://www.gourmetscoffee.com), allowing customers to purchase its wide variety of coffee products over a secure website. Gourmetscoffee.com will have many exciting features including; sample packs, coffee recipes, brewing and roasting tips, custom blends...

Posted 05/09/2001