M&A Deal Summary

1-800-Flowers.com Acquires Cheryl

On March 11, 2005, 1-800-Flowers.com acquired retailer Cheryl for 40M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is 1-800-Flowers.com’s 2nd transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-03-11
Target Cheryl
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) 1-800-Flowers.com
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 40M USD

Target

Cheryl

Westerville, Ohio, United States
website
Cheryl & Co., Inc. is a manufacturer and seller of cookies and related baked gift items.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

1-800-Flowers.com

Jericho, New York, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector E-Commerce
Employees4,700
Revenue 2.2B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

1-800-Flowers.com is a floral and gift retailer company. 1-800-Flowers provides a broad range of gift products, including flowers, plants, gourmet foods, candies, gift baskets and other unique gifts to customers around the world through the company's web site, telephone call centers and company owned or franchised stores. 1-800-Flowers was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Jericho, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 10
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 7
State (Ohio) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 10
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-16 WineTasting

Point Richmond, California, United States

WineTasting, Inc. is a web portal that provides branded and private labeled wine to the consumer and wine club market channels. WineTasting was founded in 1991 and is based in Point Richmond, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-30 DesignPac Gifts

Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

DesignPac Gifts LLC is a designer and assembler of gourmet gift baskets, gourmet food gift towers and gift sets including a broad range of branded and private label components based in Melrose Park, Illinois.

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