EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO,
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of  1-800-FLOWERS.COM,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period  ended  December 29, 2002 as
filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  herof  (the
"Report"),  I, James F.  McCann,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  February 12, 2003          /s/      James F. McCann
                                            James F. McCann
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive
                                            Officer