NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrations.com, a
premier online destination for creative party ideas and a
subsidiary of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., has unveiled an exciting new
website offering a treasure trove of resources to help people plan
special events and celebrate everyday moments. The creation of the
new Celebrations® follows the Company's acquisition and integration
of Pingg.com, a leading online invitation and event planning
source.
Visitors to www.Celebrations.com will enjoy a fresh new look to
the site along with many new features including an assortment of
free and premium digital invitations, announcements and ecards to
send for any occasion or "just because." More than 10,000
invitation designs, created by a community of highly talented
artists, are available and users can send their invitations and
announcements online, as a traditional printed card and through
social networks. Hosts can also add guests, track RSVPs and send
messages to guests through an event webpage provided by
Celebrations. In addition, the new website includes expanded
content aimed to help users enhance all phases of entertaining,
including a wide range of tips, techniques, recipes and insights
from many of the foremost experts in DIY, cooking and party and
event planning.
"We are thrilled to unite the exceptionally creative party
planning ideas of Celebrations with the state of the art digital
invitation, announcement and ecard capabilities of Pingg," said
1-800-FLOWERS.COM CEO and Founder,
Jim McCann. "The new Celebrations
website offers a seamless integration of possibilities designed to
inspire people to celebrate all of life's special occasions, big,
small and just because."
About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the world's leading florist and gift
shop. For more than 35 years, 1-800-FLOWERS® (1-800-356-9377 or
www.1800flowers.com) has been helping deliver smiles for our
customers with gifts for every occasion, including fresh flowers
and the finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods,
confections, candles, balloons and plush stuffed animals. As
always, our 100% Smile Guarantee backs every gift.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM has been honored in Internet Retailer's "Hot 500
Guide" for 2013. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM was recognized for our mobile
site with a Gold Award in the Ecommerce/Shopping category of the
2012 Horizon Interactive Awards. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM was also rated
number one vs. competitors for customer service by STELLAService in
2011 and named by the E-Tailing Group as one of only nine online
retailers out of 100 benchmarked to meet the criteria for
Excellence in Online Customer Service in 2011. The Company's
BloomNet® international floral wire service (www.mybloomnet.net)
provides a broad range of quality products and value-added services
designed to help professional florists grow their businesses
profitably. The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM "Gift Shop" also includes gourmet
gifts such as popcorn and specialty treats from: The Popcorn
Factory® (1-800-541-2676 or www.thepopcornfactory.com); cookies and
baked gifts from Cheryl's® (1-800-443-8124 or www.cheryls.com);
premium chocolates and confections from Fannie May® confections
brands (www.fanniemay.com and www.harrylondon.com); gift baskets
and towers from 1-800-Baskets.com® (www.1800baskets.com);
incredible, carved fresh fruit arrangements from
FruitBouquets.comsm (www.fruitbouquets.com); wine gifts
from Winetasting.com® (www.winetasting.com); top quality steaks and
chops from Stock Yards® (www.stockyards.com); as well as premium
branded customizable invitations and personal stationery from
FineStationery.com® (www.finestationery.com). The Company's
Celebrations® brand (www.celebrations.com) is a source for creative
party ideas, must-read articles, online invitations and ecards, all
created to help people celebrate holidays and the everyday.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is involved in a broad range of corporate
social responsibility initiatives including continuous expansion
and enhancement of its environmentally-friendly "green" programs as
well as various philanthropic and charitable efforts. Shares in
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market, ticker symbol: FLWS.
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