James McCann (businessman)

James Francis McCann
NationalityAmerican
EducationJohn Jay College (graduated in 1974)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1970s - present
Known for1-800 Flowers
Notable work"Stop and Sell the Roses"; "A Year Full of Flowers"
SpouseMarylou
Children3

James F. "Jim" McCann is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, a corporation based on Long Island, in New York; 1-800 Flowers 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.