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1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.

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and David Snow formed a Louisiana corporation that began to use that number to sell flowers in Louisiana, starting in 1982. The use of the number would trigger a series of lawsuits. Their business struggled and that company was dissolved, with its assets going to investors James Poage and John Davis of Texas. The new corporation struggled financially as well. Its assets were acquired in 1986 by McCann, an owner of several flower shops in the New York City area since 1976, under whom the business saw success and growth.
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was originated by William Alexander in the early 1980s. The phone number, 1-800-356-9377, had been randomly assigned to a trucking brokerage in Wisconsin owned by Curtis Jahn and was used for that company until 1981. In an agreement with Jahn that would later be sharply contested, Granville Semmes
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In 2009, revenue was US$ 714 million. Operating income was US$ 72.2 million, net income was US$ 98.4 million, assets were valued at US$ 286 million, and equity was at 134 million.
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CURTIS P. JAHN and CAPITOL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION, Plaintiffs, v. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC., FRESH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. and 800-FLOWERS, INC.
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in 2008, customers reported unknowingly being subscribed to a "membership" called LiveWell after receiving rebate checks from 1-800-Flowers.
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In 1994, the company bought Conroy's Flowers. The 1800flowers.com domain name was registered on September 1, 1995.
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May 2006, Alpine Confections Inc. brands including Fannie May Confections, Fannie Farmer and Harry London Candies
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and foods gift retailer and distribution company in the United States. The company's focus, except for
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1-800 Flowers.com (FLWS) annual SEC income statement filing via Wikinvest
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1-800 Flowers.com (FLWS) annual SEC balance sheet filing via Wikinvest
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In March 2017, Fannie May and Harry London were sold to
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It had 4000 employees as of 2008, with a market cap of
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In May 2006, Alpine Confections Inc. brands including
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January 14, 2022. 577:. September 20, 2007 551:. November 28, 2010 311:for $ 115 million. 246:'s business model. 34: 495:The New York Times 431:The New York Times 412:The New York Times 392:The New York Times 942:Florist companies 838:Seafoodsource.com 288:According to the 240:1-800-Baskets.com 221: 220: 202:Harry & David 134:Jericho, New York 16:(Redirected from 974: 908: 907: 905:Official website 890: 889: 887: 885: 874: 868: 867: 852: 846: 845: 829: 823: 822: 806: 800: 799: 783: 777: 776: 765: 759: 758: 747: 741: 740: 729: 723: 722: 720: 718: 703: 697: 696: 694: 692: 675: 669: 664: 655: 650: 639: 638: 636: 634: 620: 614: 613: 611: 609: 593: 587: 586: 584: 582: 567: 561: 560: 558: 556: 549:Associated Press 535: 526: 525: 523: 521: 510: 504: 503: 498:. 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Index

1-800-FLOWERS


Public
Traded as
Nasdaq
FLWS
Russell 2000 Component
Retail
James McCann
Jericho, New York
chairman
CEO
Flowers
Subsidiaries
Harry & David
1800flowersinc.com
floral
Mother's Day
Valentine's Day
James McCann
phoneword
Fannie May Confections
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha Stewart
Consumerist
US$
Ferrero SpA
Vanity numbers
Phonewords

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