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1-800-Flowers.com sets up shop on Facebook

Jim McCann, chief executive of 1-800-Flowers (Newsday File

Photo credit: Newsday / Mayita Mendez | Jim McCann, chief executive of 1-800-Flowers (Newsday File Photo / Mayita Mendez)

Carle Place-based 1-800-Flowers.com isn't just on Facebook, it has set up shop within Facebook.

Users of the social-networking site can now buy flowers on the Facebook page of the gift and floral retailer, "without ever having to stray from your Facebook account."

Jim McCann, chief executive and company founder, said Wednesday the company was the first to launch a retail store inside...

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