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BloomNet Exceeds Customer Expectations at Mother's Day.


CARLE PLACE, N.Y. -- BloomNet[R], a preferred wire service provider and single destination for products and services for retail Florists worldwide, and wholly-owned subsidiary of 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.  (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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: FLWS FLWS Force Level Warfare Systems ), had its most successful Mother's Day holiday ever supporting the network of more than 9,000 BloomNet Professional Florists.

With the number of BloomNet retail florists and National Accounts continuing to increase, BloomNet significantly increased the volume of florist-to-florist orders being sent through the BloomLink network. "Our commitment toward providing quality, value and service was truly realized at BloomNet this Mother's Day holiday. The teamwork and collective efforts of both our select network of BloomNet professional florists and the BloomNet team allowed us to increase the volume of orders sent through the BloomLink network and achieve our best customer service performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1].  for any holiday period to date. In all my years in the floral industry Floral industry is one of the major industries in many developing and underdeveloped countries. Floriculture as an industry began in the late 1800s in England, where flowers were grown on a large scale on the vast estates. , I have never seen a team work harder and better together to exceed our customers' expectations," said Mark Nance, President of BloomNet.

BloomNet Customer Service significantly reduced the abandon rate for calls compared with the 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.
 holiday. Moreover, two-thirds of all BloomNet Florists immediately reached a Customer Service Agent without experiencing a wait time, making this Mother's Day the most successful holiday interval for managed call volume. Blooms Today[TM], one of BloomNet's largest National Accounts, utilized the BloomLink network to send a majority of their order volume this Mother's Day holiday. Don Mayer, President of Blooms Today[TM], said, "The level of support, responsiveness, and dedication provided by BloomNet completely surpassed our expectations. BloomNet went above and beyond the level of service we anticipated. Their support is second to none."

Among the customer service efforts taken to support BloomNet Florists for the Mother's Day holiday was to provide additional holiday training, distribution of holiday preparedness pre·par·ed·ness  
n.
The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.

Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them
 checklists and advance pre-holiday communication to BloomNet Florists.

In addition, two new technology initiatives were launched before the Mother's Day holiday. BloomNet's Directory Online, the industry's first and only online directory, allows BloomNet Florists to search and send orders to the best qualified florist, faster than ever before, while the new BloomLink Self-Suspend feature allows BloomNet Florists the ability to self-manage order volume and elect to stop receiving orders in advance of reaching capacity. These technology initiatives are just two examples of BloomNet's firm commitment to providing BloomNet Florists with innovative and self sufficient vehicles to support their business needs and growth potential.

About BloomNet[R]

BloomNet[R] is an international floral flo·ral  
adj.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of a flower: a fabric with a floral pattern.



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 wire service provider offering quality products and diverse services to a select network of professional retail Florists who utilize BloomNet's resources to grow their businesses profitably. Professional Florists who are part of the BloomNet network can take advantage of several key benefits including higher profitability on wire orders, the highest published rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges.  in the industry with lower rebate qualifications, lower operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales , lower membership costs and a complete suite of technology solutions. BloomNet has established and maintains the industry's most stringent business standards for participating Florists. BloomNet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ: FLWS).
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