Scottsdale Company Named One of America's Fastest Growing E-Commerce Retailers

Scottsdale, AZ, August 31, 2011-- Flowershop.com, a sector of Scottsdale based company, Cactus Flower Florists has been recognized by Internet Retailer as one of the future leaders in e-commerce in the 2011 Second 500 Guide. The guide ranks the 500 fastest growing and upcoming e-retailers based on annual web sales and includes company financial, operational and performance data. The Second 500 is an indispensable research tool for identifying the best up and coming web retailers in the US.

Aside from being ranked in the Second 500 Guide, Flowershop.com has been ranked 25th in the Merchandising Category of Flower/Gifts out of all the 1,000 companies in the Top 500 and Second 500 Guides.

“It’s an honor to be ranked among well-known brands such as Godiva and Aveda,” says Eric Luoma, president of Flowershop.com. “We may be a small company, but our size gives us flexibility to react to trends faster than our larger competitors, which is a real advantage in this fast-paced industry.”

One of the trends Flowershop.com has responded to this year is daily deal promotions. Flowershop.com was one of the first national florists to participate with group-buying websites such as BuyWithMe.com, which offers consumers coupons of 50% off or more at varying businesses. This year alone, Flowershop.com has been featured on 15 daily deal websites, acquiring almost 7,000 new customers since January of this year.

Flowershop.com will release a mobile website by the end of the year, and a mobile application by the spring of 2012. The Scottsdale company is also focused on selling its products directly on Facebook, which is being done by very few florists.

About Internet Retailer:

Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of the leading retail information web site, an e-commerce conference and five directories that serve the retailing community. Internet Retailer's 42,500 subscribers and 250,000 monthly web readers represent senior executives primarily from retail chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name manufacturers. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine.

About Flowershop.com:
Flowershop.com is a family owned and operated online florist based in Scottsdale, AZ. The company delivers floral gifts, gift baskets, plants, and gourmet foods worldwide, offering same-day delivery and a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. The company also owns cactusflower.com and cactusflowerevents.com, as well as six retail locations in the Phoenix metro area under the brand name Ccatus Flower.

Flowershop.com
7855 E Evans Rd Suite B
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Media Contact: Tiffany Sellwood, Director of Marketing
p. 480-778-2109
tsellwood@flowershop.com

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