How 23 Million Flowers Are Delivered From Farm To Doorstep | WSJ The Economics Of

It takes 1-800-Flowers.com a year to prepare for Mother’s Day. The business depends on more than 5,000 local florists and fulfillment centers to get orders of items like flowers, bouquets and even teddy bears to customers. How did the online florist become one of the leaders in e-commerce?
WSJ takes a look behind the complicated logistics of delivering 23 million flowers on the company’s most profitable day of the year.
0:00 The history of 1-800-Flowers
0:43 The logistics of the flower company
1:53 Preparation for Mother’s Day
5:00 The future of 1-800-Flowers
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[@jerricagoodwin6034]

Never gotten a single bouquet from 1-800-flowers that looks like the photos they advertise online 😅

[@FinancialShinanigan]

WSJ reminding everyone it's almost Mother's Day lol appreciate the reminder

[@lewdaniels1128]

1-800 deserves major credit for being a trail blazer in e-commerce!

[@libiroli]

Appreciate the graphic designer using flowers in the bar charts

[@abdullahbokov]

4.2 million followers and I am the first one ☝️ to like 👍 and comment? Greetings from Chechnya and Ingushetia!

[@venitalj]

And of course they’ve already messed up my Mother’s Day order this year and it took 2.5 hours to get a refund 😂

[@HangingWithTheSwanigans]

Always had a great experience with 1800 Flowers

[@36526]

Did you guys repost this, cause I've watched this same video before :)

[@MRXBUONO]

Such a cool story!

[@hussienalsafi1149]

☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sophiaisabelle0227]

god bless everyone. Keep up the good worm

[@CHMichael]

The ads are all over - they even paid you for the infomercial. Must be scared people are going to save on flowers after having to pay double for food. What is there carbon footprint?

[@Allen-L-Canada]

I bought their stocks last year and lost a great deal. they don't have a strong moat.

[@moonbeamchaos]

Does this “Managing Director of D A Davidson” (who are they?) really not know what ephemeral means? Pathetic! Ephemeral means fleeting, or, to cite Merriam-Webster, 1. lasting a very short time or 2. lasting only a day. I can’t believe she said it means “that you cannot actually use it or consume it; it’s just for beauty or enjoyment.”

[@auro1986]

why not make flowers out of recycled scented paper?

[@alvaroga1n]

Great everything is great but the ai for poems or whatever? really?? Not everything needs an ai, the writing in the cards of gifts shoot come from the heart, it would be better if they used questions or have you tips on what to write rather than straight up lies.

[@noelt5257]

They’re the worst. Avoid them at all cost. They will ruin your Mother’s Day

[@slcash1]

They did to me. Ordered a ton of goodies and all of the sudden they didn’t deliver them and did not deliver them today like they promised they would contacted them and they put in a replacement for them… and they were completely different then what I originally ordered

[@tintincruz8660]

Everyday I understand Poison Ivy more and more. Those are living, breathing plants wasted for nothing. Y'all so wasteful.