Getting into business for me was genetic,” McCann said recently at a Schneps Connects breakfast at the Garden City Hotel. “I ...

Katy Perry is still fighting with the 1-800-flowers guy. Carl Westcott, 85, a disabled veteran and the founder of the flower delivery company, is locked in a heated legal battle over the $15 million ...

Shares of e-commerce florist and gift retailer 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ:FLWS) fell 13.5% in the afternoon session after a major shareholder, Fund 1 Investments, LLC, disclosed the sale of more than four ...

A national group fighting gambling addiction lost control of the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline on Monday after a New Jersey court agreed to give it back to a locally run nonprofit, which first launched the ...

As someone who has worn prescription glasses for over 20 years, I’ve gone back and forth between glasses and prescription contact lenses a few times. I’ve tried just about every way to buy them: ...

Entrepreneurs get a lot of attention for their origin stories, and rightly so. The spark of inspiration, the drive, and their willingness to take risks are all traits that deserve recognition. It ...

This is just one of the stories from our “I’ve Always Wondered” series, where we tackle all of your questions about the world of business, no matter how big or small. Ever wondered if recycling is ...

Almost 40 years ago when 800 phone numbers that spelled something were all the rage, Jim McCann transformed his chain of New York flower shops into what became the national chain 1-800-Flowers. It’s ...

May is always a big month at 1-800-Flowers.com due to Mother’s Day, but this year the company made bigger news, naming a former executive at The Home Depot as CEO and ending the long run of the ...

Mother's Day is one of the busiest holidays of the year for 1-800-Flowers.com. The company, headquartered in New York, expects to deliver 17.8 million stems for the occasion, including 6.9 million ...

It takes 1-800-Flowers.com an entire year to prepare for Mother’s Day. WSJ takes a look at the complicated logistics of delivering 23 million flowers on the gifting behemoth’s biggest holiday. Photo: ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...