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 ...

Over nearly half a century, Jim McCann turned a Manhattan flower shop into 1-800-Flowers.com, one of the country’s largest floral-and-gift delivery companies. But with business slowing, the ...

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