1-800-Flowers.com Assumes Exclusive Flower and Gardening Position On AOL's Netscape Netcenter.Business Editors WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 Agreement Enables 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. To Reach Millions of Netscape Users Prior to Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, a leading online retailer of thoughtful gifts for all occasions, today announced that it has become the exclusive marketer of fresh-cut flowers and gardening products on Netscape Netcenter. In addition, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM will also have anchor tenancy in the gift and gourmet areas. The new positioning, part of the four-year agreement signed by AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in September 1999, gives the online gift company exposure to Netcenter registrants just prior to Valentine's Day, a key floral and gift holiday. Netscape Netcenter, with more than 20 million registrants worldwide, is a leading portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. that provides users access to a broad range of consumer and business content and services. Netcenter also offers a wide variety of products through Shop@Netscape. &uot;Our relationship with AOL gives us access to the premier e-commerce destination in cyberspace, while our Netcenter relationship brings us to perhaps the leading portal for business/office users,&uot; said Jim McCann, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. &uot;Additionally, the timing could not be better, coming just before one of the key gift-giving occasions in the year.&uot; About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM With one of the most recognized brands in online retailing, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM provides a broad range of thoughtful gift products including flowers, gourmet foods, candies, gift baskets and other unique items to customers around the world via: the Internet (www.1800flowers.com); by calling 1-800-FLOWERS (1-800-356-9377) 24 hours a day; or by visiting one of its Company-operated or franchised stores. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM currently maintains strategic online relationships with America Online (keywords: flowers), Microsoft Network, Snap.com, Yahoo! and Excite, among others. The company was recently named the top online gift site by Gomez Advisors and number one in customer conversion by BizRate.com. The company's Class A Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market under the symbol &uot;FLWS FLWS Force Level Warfare Systems .&uot; |
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