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1-800-Flowers Launches Corporate Gifting Platform

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1-800-Flowers.com has introduced SmartGift for Business to help business customers manage corporate gifting programs, automate sends, create a recipient feedback loop and measure success with a customized, real-time analytics dashboard.

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Etsy Debuts Personalized, AI-Powered ‘Gift Mode’

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gift-giving is as anxiety-inducing as speaking in public, but Etsy has a present for us. The marketplace’s new Gift Mode is an interactive hub, powered by AI and human curation, that’s designed to provide a one-stop experience for any gift-giving occasion. For some people (including me!),

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Google Helps Shoppers Find the Perfect Gift with Generative AI 

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Now the company is bringing generative AI into the mix as it continues to look for new ways to serve gift-givers this season. New enhancements to Google’s AI-powered search tool, Search Generative Experience (SGE) , will help users find the perfect gift no matter how specific their query.

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1-800-Flowers.com Purchases Gifting Platform

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1-800-Flowers.com , known for curing gift-giving headaches for millions of people, has bought itself a present: the SmartGift intelligent gifting solution. With the addition of SmartGift to the 1-800-Flowers.com portfolio, we are continuing to expand and innovate our gifting capabilities.”

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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

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That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. In typical gift shops, “you see a lot of things behind glass display cases, but what people are usually looking for is some deodorant or even a hairbrush,” she said. “You

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Gift Card Lawsuits Can Be Avoided — Here’s How

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Many brands launch gift card programs for all the right reasons: incremental sales, new customer acquisition, brand recognition and to build customer loyalty. Not to mention consumers love them, with 80% saying they plan to purchase more gift cards in 2022. Keeping Up with State Compliance.

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Etsy Adds Baby Registry to Gifting Options

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“This expanded Etsy Registry allows shoppers to celebrate even more of life’s special moments with gifts they can’t get anywhere else.”

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