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Valentine’s Day rush overwhelms card web sites

Valentine’s Day online turned out to be a challenge for many retailers who count on the day for e-sales. Hallmark.com was unavailable or significantly slower than usual throughout the day, reports Keynote Systems. Other card sites also responded slowly.

Posted 02/14/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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Men are more likely than women to use Internet for Valentine’s Day shopping

Men are more likely than women to use the Internet to aid them in their Valentine’s Day gift purchases, particularly to get gift ideas or find a store, according to a new study from DoubleClick Performics.

Posted 02/11/2008Don DavisPost a comment

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Valentine’s Day gift search in full bloom at 1-800-Flowers.com

Valentine’s Day is a very special day for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc.—second only to Mother’s Day in sales. And site search plays a special role to help sweethearts find the right gifts.

Posted 02/15/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Like Santa, Cupid a force to be reckoned with by e-retailers

Three new studies flesh out Internet retailing and Valentine’s Day, an overlooked, “mini-Christmas” web shopping season that’s especially sweet for online flowers, candy, jewelry, gifts and cards merchants. Billions sweet.

Posted 02/15/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Flower sites are tops in conversions in February

With Valentine’s Day, it`s no surprise that February was a good month for conversion rates at flower sites, according to Nielsen/NetRatings’ MegaView Retail Report for February.

Posted 04/10/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

FTD’s Valentine’s Day orders grow 14% year-over-year

Consumer orders at flower and gift retailer FTD Group Inc. grew 14% in the Valentine`s Day period this year, compared to the same period last year, the company reports.

Posted 02/22/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Valentine’s Day online sales are up 22% over year ago, comScore reports

Sales in Valentine’s Day gift-related web sites increased 22% in the month leading up to the holiday vs. a year ago, comScore Networks Inc. reports, hitting $907 million in Flowers, Greetings & Gifts; Health & Beauty; and Jewelry & Watches categories.

Posted 02/14/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Men are more likely than women to shop online for Valentine’s Day

22% of men in Discover Card’s Valentine’s Day Shopping Survey said they are inclined to buy a Valentine’s Day gift online, while 15% of women said they would buy online.

Posted 02/07/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Valentine’s Day gifts expand beyond the traditional, search data says

Mattresses and plasma TVs could be big sellers in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day. Last year, data from search site ShopLocal.com showed they were among the top five searches during that time.

Posted 02/07/2006Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Marketing

Provide Commerce launches sweet new site

The e-retailer places bet on Valentine’s Day timing and special delivery options.

Posted 02/01/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment