1-800-Flowers.com sells two business units to PlanetArt
1-800-Flowers.com completed the sale of PersonalizationMall.com and Things Remembered to PlanetArt as of October 2026, following a 13.1% YoY drop in ecommerce sales to $1.27B in fiscal 2026. The company is shedding non-core units to fund a digital turnaround under CEO Adolfo Villagomez.
This is category consolidation in gifts and personalization -- a well-funded tech platform (PlanetArt) now owns multiple consumer brands, likely enabling unified ad spend, shared fulfillment, and algorithmic leverage across marketplaces during the highest-revenue quarter of the year.
PlanetArt now controls two major personalized gifts brands, consolidating supply in a category that competes directly with marketplace sellers on Amazon and Walmart. Sellers in custom gifts, engraving, and personalized products should watch for PlanetArt-backed listings gaining algorithmic advantages or ad budget pressure in Q4.
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PlanetArt acquiring two gift brands tightens personalized products competition heading into Q4.
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PlanetArt acquiring two gift brands tightens personalized products competition heading into Q4.
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13.1% YoY ecommerce sales decline to $1.27B in fiscal 2026
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Less than one month after a final deal was announced, 1-800-Flowers. com confirmed that the sale of its PersonalizationMall. com and Things Remembered units to PlanetArt is now complete. 1-800-Flowers.
com’s sale to the technology platform marks a step forward during a challenging year for the flowers and gifts retailer as it seeks to focus its business priorities and address falling revenue. 1-800-Flowers. com is No. 67 in the Top 1000 Database. The database tracks North America’s leading online retailers based on their annual ecommerce sales and more.
1-800-Flowers. com is also No. 76 in Digital Commerce 360 and ReFiBuy’s AI Commerce Rankings. That set of rankings is available in the Top 1000 Pro with AI Database. 1-800-Flowers. com web sales by year Why 1-800-Flowers. com sold PersonalizationMall. com and Things Remembered to PlanetArt “The sale of PersonalizationMall.
com enables us to further sharpen our portfolio focus, strengthen our financial position and create additional capacity to invest in the strategic initiatives we believe offer the greatest opportunity to drive improved performance and long-term growth,” said Adolfo Villagomez, CEO at 1-800-Flowers. com, in a released statement on Sept. 29.
“As we continue to simplify our business, we are taking a disciplined approach to where ownership creates strategic value and where partnerships can provide a more efficient way to serve our customers.” Villagomez framed the move as part of a wider effort to correct course at the company.
“This transaction reflects that approach and provides us with greater financial flexibility as we continue executing our transformation and positioning the Company for sustainable, profitable growth,” he stated. “We believe PlanetArt is a strong strategic fit for PersonalizationMall.
com and Things Remembered and is well positioned to support the business’s continued growth and success.” Following the sale, 1-800-Flowers. com expected to reach a deal with PlanetArt that would result in 1-800-Flowers. com continuing to offer some PersonalizationMall. com products. Are 1-800-Flowers. com’s digital sales growing?
“Throughout fiscal 2026, we strengthened our leadership team, simplified our organization, began to modernize our digital and marketing capabilities, improved operational efficiency, and increasingly put the customer at the center of everything we do,” Villagomez told investors during a Sept. 10 earnings call. Total ecommerce sales for 1-800-Flowers.
com fell by 13. 1% year over year to $1. 27 billion in results from its fiscal 2026 ended June 28. Over the same period, total revenue declined 10. 8% to $1. 50 billion. Villagomez arrived at 1-800-Flowers. com as CEO in 2025, with his background leading online efforts at Home Depot as a prominent part of his résumé.
Since then, he has focused on modernization and efficiencies to execute a turnaround. “As we enter fiscal 2027, accelerating the recovery of our revenue trends is our highest priority,” he said in September.
“We will continue building these capabilities while increasingly putting them to work to improve customer acquisition, engagement, and retention and to drive better business performance over time.” Do you rank in our databases? Submit your data and we’ll see where you fit in our next ranking update.
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Check your Amazon/Walmart category for PersonalizationMall.com or Things Remembered ASINs -- if they appear in top 10 sponsored results post-acquisition, increase your ad bids or differentiate on product variation to defend share.
In the next 30 days, audit your personalized gifts catalog for any SKUs that directly overlap with Things Remembered or PersonalizationMall.com SKUs and build a Q4 pricing and bundling strategy before peak holiday demand.
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