As more companies look to cut costs within their Human ResourcesDepartments due to the economy, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM utilized Recombo'sinteractive contracts platform to make the on-boarding process moreefficient -- saving significant time and resources in its Human ResourcesDepartment. With Agreement Express, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM increased thecompletion rate of its on-boarding documents by more than 160 percent.

"We hire staff members on a seasonal basis, which can become an extremelytime-consuming task for our Human Resources Department," said MeredithMcArdle Director, Human Resources of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. "By usingAgreement Express, we are able to streamline the entire on-boardingprocess, which means our Human Resources staff does not have to spend timeand resources manually processing and faxing documents."

Agreement Express enables 1-800-FLOWERS.COM to send digital contracts tonew hires with the click of a button. Agreements can be signed and legallyfinalized via e-mail resulting in a completely automated process.

"Agreement Express eliminates the agony of data entry, document retrieval,faxing and unsigned document follow up tasks and allows HR professionals tofocus on executing contracts on a much more cost-effective level," saidMike Gardner, CEO of Recombo. "With Agreement Express, HR professionalsare able to make documents more interactive by adding pop-up boxes andexplanations for detailed and sometimes confusing questions within acontract, which in turn reduces errors within a document."

With Recombo's Agreement Express system, HR professionals can sendelectronic versions of contracts to potential employees that can be fullyexecuted online or via e-mail. In addition to time savings, companies alsosave on mail and paper costs associated with traditional contracts.Interactive electronic agreements also offer companies like1-800-FLOWERS.COM with integrated online services such as ID verification,real-time payment processing and data extraction to excel.

About 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the world's leading florist and a provider ofspecialty gifts for all occasions. For more than 30 years,1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. has been providing customers with fresh flowers andthe finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections,balloons and plush stuffed animals perfect for every occasion.1-800-FLOWERS® (1-800-356-9377 or www.1800flowers.com), is one of the top50 online retailers by Internet Retailer, as well as 2008 Laureate Honoreeby the Computerworld Honors Program and the recipient of ICMI's 2006 GlobalCall Center of the Year Award, offers the best of both worlds: exquisitearrangements created by some of the nation's top floral artists andhand-delivered the same day, and spectacular flowers shipped overnight fromits "Fresh From Our Growers®." collection. As always, 100% satisfactionand freshness are guaranteed. The Company's BloomNet®(www.mybloomnet.net) international floral wire service provides a broadrange of quality products and value-added services designed to helpprofessional florists grow their businesses profitably.

The 1-800-FLOWERS.COM "Gift Shop" also includes gourmet gifts such aspopcorn and specialty treats from The Popcorn Factory® (1-800-541-2676 orwww.thepopcornfactory.com); exceptional cookies and baked gifts fromCheryl&Co.® (1-800-443-8124 or www.cherylandco.com); premium chocolatesand confections from Fannie May® confections brands (www.fanniemay.comand www.harrylondon.com); gourmet foods from Greatfood.com®(www.greatfood.com); wine gifts from Ambrosia® (www.ambrosia.com); giftbaskets from 1-800-BASKETS.COM® (www.1800baskets.com) and DesignPac aswell as Home Decor and Children's Gifts from Plow & Hearth®(1-800-627-1712 or www.plowandhearth.com), Wind & Weather®(www.windandweather.com), HearthSong® (www.hearthsong.com) and MagicCabin® (www.magiccabin.com). 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. stock is traded onthe NASDAQ Global Select Market under ticker symbol FLWS.

About Recombo Inc.

More companies in both Canada and the U.S. are embracing interactiveagreement technology as one of the most cost-effective means of simplifyingand safeguarding day-to-day business processes. From Financial Services toHR, companies that deal with contracts and agreements as a core part oftheir businesses have fully integrated secure electronic agreementtechnology into their practices, fulfilling legally binding services atsignificantly reduced administrative costs.

Recombo Inc. is a leading provider of interactive agreement and digitalsignature software. Agreement Express by Recombo is an online service thatlets businesses complete any contract or agreement through email and theinternet. Enterprises using Agreement Express are more effective, moreefficient and reduce costs without investing in IT infrastructure. For moreinformation, please visit http://www.agreementexpress.com.