WTN Services™ Leads in Winery Fulfillment and Direct-to-Consumer Services

Chris Edwards, Vice President & General Manager, WTN Services�, issued the following statement today regarding the closure of New Vine Logistics wine shipping and fulfillment company: "As a founding employee and friendly competitor, I am personally saddened by the loss of jobs that occurred at New Vine Logistics on Friday. We, at WTN Services�, offer our sympathies to all those who are affected by the closure. WTN is owned by a solidly performing publicly traded company, 1-800-FLOWERS, and has secure financial strength that will provide endurance over the long run. With our multiple national distribution centers, ongoing investment in technology, and commitment to green business practices, we are well positioned for growth."

Edwards added, "WTN Services� partners with MHW and its affiliated partners for three-tier compliance ease, as did New Vine Logistics. This service ensures three-tier timely compliant deliveries three times per week...and that New Vine customers could transition to WTN Services� with a minimum of service disruption."

WTN Services� is a recognized "best in class leader" providing direct-to-consumer services, winery fulfillment and e-commerce solutions to the wine industry, as well as business gift programs and wine gift solutions for corporate and consumer needs. A division of publicly traded 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (FLWS), WTN Services� is backed by the financial security and strength to offer long-term reliability through turbulent economic times.

WTN Services� provides winery clients with timely, legal and reliable solutions while offering consumers value, quality, variety and the speed of safe delivery.

The wine industry can take advantage of extensive fulfillment services that include proactive account management, leading-edge technology, key strategic partnerships and a bi-coastal warehousing network to enhance delivery. A third warehousing facility is projected to begin service for the central United States in Fall 2009.

Secure, temperature-controlled multiple warehousing facilities allow wineries to keep all of their tax-paid inventory in one inventory system, thereby lowering cost, winery labor and delay in reaching the consumer. Secure online winery access allows the winery to view bi-coastal inventory, order process, shipment status, backorders, returns, and a wealth of management tools.

The fully automated systems implemented by WTN Services� allow thousands of packages to be individually and accurately configured, customized, picked, packed, shipped, tracked, and, as in the case of wine, permitted and taxed according to each of the individual state laws where shipping is allowed.

WTN Services� has a 20-year history in services with a commitment to efficient timing of consumer delivery, reasonable cost of shipping and maximized state coverage. Opening an east coast distribution center has resulted in a decrease of delivery days from up to fourteen days to two-to-four. Shipping costs per order have decreased by more than one-third. The additional third distribution center will enhance and improve these results even further.

Consumers have enhanced opportunity to safely, legally and quickly find and order premium wines through WTN Services� umbrella of direct retail access at Winetasting Network�, www.winetasting.com, Ambrosiawine.com�, www.ambrosiawine.com, and Geerlings and Wade, www.geerwade.com.

With a motto of "providing exceptional wines to passionate wine lovers throughout the United States," the one-on-one relationships created with wine enthusiasts across the country have provided impetus for creating unique collections, gifts, and clubs with highly sought-after world-class wines.

In addition WTN Services� acknowledges the need to preserve the planet through the LEAN & GREEN Sustainability program, an in-house challenge at to lead, measure and strive to make the world a better place. The strategies implemented, reviewed and scored annually, include providing: a socially and economically responsible work environment; community volunteerism and economic support; implementation, expansion and support of sustainable environmental improvements. WTN Services� participates in ReCORK America's recycling program to reclaim natural cork wine stoppers sold into the world market and is a collection center for the wine industry.

About: WTN Services� www.wtnservices.com and the Winetasting Network� a division of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. WTN Services�, Ambrosiawine.com�, www.ambrosiawine.com Geerlings and Wade� www.geerwade.com and the Winetasting Network� www.winetasting.com are the wine services and wine marketing companies of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc �Gift Shop�. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. "Gift Shop" also includes gourmet gifts such as popcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory(R) (1-800-541-2676 or www.thepopcornfactory.com); exceptional cookies and baked gifts from Cheryl&Co.(R) (1-800-443-8124 or www.cherylandco.com); premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May Confections Brands(R) (www.fanniemay.com and www.harrylondon.com); gourmet foods from Greatfood.com(R) (www.greatfood.com); wine gifts from Ambrosia(R) (www.ambrosia.com); gift baskets from 1-800-BASKETS.COM(R) (www.1800baskets.com) and DesignPac(R) as well as Home Decor and Children's Gifts from Plow & Hearth(R) (1-800-627-1712 or www.plowandhearth.com), Wind & Weather(R) (www.windandweather.com), HearthSong(R) (www.hearthsong.com) and Magic Cabin(R) (www.magiccabin.com).

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