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FTD’s mobile shopping site blooms for Mom’s Day

Online florist FTD has launched a mobile shopping site in time for one of florists’ biggest sales days of the year: Mother’s Day. Consumers can view images of flower arrangements, rank them by price, select a preferred delivery day and customize gifts with a personal message.

Posted 05/06/2010Katie DeatschPost a comment

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U.S. Auto Parts accelerates, but most e-commerce stocks shift into reverse

After reporting strong online and offline fourth quarter results, U.S. Auto Parts Network shares gained 7.8% last week, putting it at the top of the 25 stocks in the Internet Retailer Online Retail Index.

Posted 03/01/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

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Online retailers fared well in Q4, reports Mercent

Same-seller sales were up 31.9% for Mercent’s clients in Q4 compared to the previous year, the company reports.

Posted 01/15/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

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E-commerce stocks get off to a fast start in the fourth quarter

Registering a 3.9% gain in the first nine days of October, the Internet Retailer Online Retail Index outpaced the broader stock market in the opening days of Q4.

Posted 10/09/2009Don DavisPost a comment

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1-800-Flowers.com seeks a buyer for its home and children’s gifts business

Though 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. now lists its home and children’s gifts business as a discontinued operation, the company continues to actively seek a buyer. 1-800-Flowers.com has retained Paragon Capital Group LLC to help evaluate potential offers.

Posted 08/28/2009Don DavisPost a comment

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Web sales drop for 1-800-Flowers.com in fiscal 2009

Cost-cutting measures will save the company $50 million in the next fiscal year, but it was still a tough fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 for 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. Web sales in Q4 and fiscal 2009 declined by 10.5% and 14.7%, respectively.

Posted 08/20/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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1-800-Flowers.com names an interim executive to run its biggest unit

1-800-Flowers.com has named Jan Murley as interim president of its consumer floral business. Most recently she worked with private equity company Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. and as CEO of The Boyds Collection Ltd., which she helped to take private.

Posted 10/06/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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