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	Bloomex now has production facilities in Sydney, Australia<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>, which services the eastern coast of Australia from Brisbane to Melbourne<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>. Bloomex also has a production facility in Miami, Florida<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>, which serves to fullfill orders throughout continental United States<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>.

	In 2009 BunchesDirect was introduced as an affiliate company to Bloomex to suppliment low flower sales in the summer by selling Wedding Flowers and Bulk Flowers<ref>{{cite web\|last=BunchesDirect\|title=About Us\|url=http://www.bunchesdirect.com/index.php/About-Us/about-us/menu-id-28.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> to a targeted consumer segment of Brides, Event Planners, Restaurants, ect<ref>{{cite news\|last=PRLOG\|title=Bloomex.ca – Canada’s Largest Florist now Canada’s Largest Gift Basket Provider\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12013338-bloomexca-canadas-largest-florist-now-canadas-largest-gift-basket-provider.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|date=31 October 2012}}</ref> <ref name="Wedding Flowers" >{{cite web\|last=Bloomex\|first=Canada\|title=Bloomex Inc\|url=www.bloomex.ca\|accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>. In the spring of 2012, BunchesDirect also started selling Weddding Flower and Bulk Flowers to Australian Brides at the Sydney, Australia facility<ref>{{cite news\|last=PRLog\|first=Press Release\|title=BunchesDirect Expands to Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12044799-bunchesdirect-expands-to-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PRLog\|date=7 January 2013}}</ref> .

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==

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Bloomex is a national Canadian floral company offering various floral and gift arrangements throughout Canada and the United States via its online order system. The company, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, is privately held by its founder and president, Dimitri Lokhonia.

Business model

Bloomex is a floristry business that ships flower arrangements direct to consumers. The company was established in 2006 and maintains its headquarters and call centre in Ottawa.

The company buys virtual telephone numbers that connect customers to the Ottawa call centre when they dial a florist number in their local area code.

Bloomex buys flowers from growers and makes up floral arrangements at its distribution centers, in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver. Most orders are made up and shipped from the regional centers, with those designated for areas distant from the regional centers filled by local florists.

Controversy

On March 1, 2008, Toronto Star business and consumer affairs columnist Ellen Roseman reported on Bloomex online complaints, offering one customer's experience with a promised same-day delivery as an example of company unresponsiveness. In a follow-up Star column the next week, company president Lokhonia examined Roseman's late-delivery example, explaining that the order was entered past the deadline for same-day delivery, it was delivered according to the company's published terms and conditions, and the company never refunds delivery charges in such cases in order to maintain its low prices. Lokhonia also alleged that some complaints were actually written by small retail florists in competition with Bloomex, a statement that drew fresh online complaints.

In June 2008, Bloomex issued a press release admitting that the company had made mistakes in the past due to unexpectedly strong sales growth, and announced new systems to improve customer satisfaction.

Following Mother's Day 2009, Roseman noted many new complaints about late or damaged deliveries and advised consumers to seek chargebacks from their credit-card companies rather than pursuing Bloomex for refunds.

In April 2010, the CBC News television program Marketplace tested Bloomex's promises, reporting that the company "...sometimes substitutes one item for something completely different, without checking with the customer, or doesn't deliver at all". A "Chocolate Lovers" basket contained far less chocolate than promised; of three floral arrangements ordered, one failed to arrive and the other two were not as advertised, receiving a "thumbs down" from a professional flower judge.

As of January 2012, the Canadian Better Business Bureau (BBB) continues to give Bloomex its lowest possible rating, an "F", due to the company's overall complaint history, number of unresolved complaints, and Bloomex's failure to resolve the underlying causes of a pattern of complaints.

References

^ Retail Council of Canada, "The VoIP advantage", May-June 2007
Toronto Star, "Same price, but fewer tax returns" (second section), March 8, 2008
Toronto Star, Toronto Star, "'Wecare' doesn't tell the real tale", March 1, 2008
Ellen Roseman, "Online florist Bloomex pays attention to online gripes", July 15, 2008
Bloomex press release: "Online Florist Takes Complaints Seriously", June 2008
Ellen Roseman, "How does Bloomex stay in business?", May 14, 2009
CBC News, "Online flower shop fails to deliver", April 9, 2010
Better Business Bureau, BBB Reliability Report for Bloomex, Inc., (January 22, 2012)

External links

Bloomex main site
Beware scams of the heart: BBB, Surrey Leader, February 10, 2012]
When you buy from Bloomex, do you get your money's worth?, CBC Canada, April 09, 2010

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	Bloomex buys flowers from ] and makes up floral arrangements at its distribution centers, in ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Most orders are made up and shipped from the regional centers, with those designated for areas distant from the regional centers filled by local florists.{{cn\|date=January 2013}}		Bloomex buys flowers from ] and makes up floral arrangements at its distribution centers, in ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Most orders are made up and shipped from the regional centers, with those designated for areas distant from the regional centers filled by local florists.{{cn\|date=January 2013}}

	Bloomex now has production facilities in Sydney, Australia<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>, which services the eastern coast of Australia from Brisbane to Melbourne<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>. Bloomex also has a production facility in Miami, Florida<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>, which serves to fullfill orders throughout continental United States<ref>{{cite news\|last=PR LOG\|first=Press Release\|title=Bloomex Opens Operations in Sydney, Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12057073-bloomex-opens-operations-in-sydney-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PR LOG\|date=10 January 2013}}</ref>.

	In 2009 BunchesDirect was introduced as an affiliate company to Bloomex to suppliment low flower sales in the summer by selling Wedding Flowers and Bulk Flowers<ref>{{cite web\|last=BunchesDirect\|title=About Us\|url=http://www.bunchesdirect.com/index.php/About-Us/about-us/menu-id-28.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> to a targeted consumer segment of Brides, Event Planners, Restaurants, ect<ref>{{cite news\|last=PRLOG\|title=Bloomex.ca – Canada’s Largest Florist now Canada’s Largest Gift Basket Provider\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12013338-bloomexca-canadas-largest-florist-now-canadas-largest-gift-basket-provider.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|date=31 October 2012}}</ref> <ref name="Wedding Flowers" >{{cite web\|last=Bloomex\|first=Canada\|title=Bloomex Inc\|url=www.bloomex.ca\|accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>. In the spring of 2012, BunchesDirect also started selling Weddding Flower and Bulk Flowers to Australian Brides at the Sydney, Australia facility<ref>{{cite news\|last=PRLog\|first=Press Release\|title=BunchesDirect Expands to Australia\|url=http://www.prlog.org/12044799-bunchesdirect-expands-to-australia.html\|accessdate=10 January 2013\|newspaper=PRLog\|date=7 January 2013}}</ref> .

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