James F. "Jim" McCann, is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, a corporation based in the United States which was one of the first companies to pioneer and popularize the use of both toll-free telephone numbers and Web sites to sell goods and services directly to consumers. McCann was originally a social worker and administrator for St. John's Home for Boys in Rockaway, NY. In the early 1970's, McCann worked weekends at a Manhattan flower shop. Wikipedia
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