Williams-Sonoma to Hire 4,000

Williams-Sonoma hosts first National Hiring Day on Sept. 14 to fill 4,000 open positions across all its retail banners and offices.

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Trends, Winners from Expo East 2017

The recent Natural Products Expo East, held in Baltimore, included more than 1,500 large and small brands showcasing their newest products.

Zak launches new subsidiary Design Direct Global

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Zak Launches Subsidiary, Design Direct Global

Zak Designs is launching Design Direct Global (DDG), a subsidiary company dedicated to incorporating the latest global fashion trends into dinnerware, drinkware and serveware.

New Seasons to Open in Seattle's Central District

Retailing

New Seasons Announces New Store in Seattle’s Central District

New Seasons plans to open a new 18,000-square-foot store in Seattle’s Central District by the end of 2018; the third Seattle location for the Portland, Ore.-based grocer.

Reaching the Urbanized, Aspirational World Consumer

5/2/2017 — CG companies face flat or slow growth in established markets. In fact, in CGT’s 2016 ranking of the Top 100 Consumer Goods Companies, prior year revenue losses once again outnumbered revenue gains.

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Target's Hearth and Hand with Magnolia line

Tabletop & Gifts

Hearth and Hand with Magnolia to Debut at Target

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the hosts of the popular TV series Fixer Upper, will debut the Hearth and Hand with Magnolia homegoods line at Target this November.

Retailing

Epicure Market Shutters Doors for Good After Irma

Miami Beach landmark will not reopen

Retailing

Kohl’s to Start Accepting Amazon’s Returns

82 Kohl’s stores in Los Angeles and Chicago will offer free returns to Amazon customers

PCC Rebrands as PCC Community Market

Retailing

Seattle-based Co-op Rebrands as PCC Community Markets

PCC Natural Markets, the largest community-owned food market in the United States, is rebranding its stores as PCC Community Markets to emphasize its connection to the communities it serves.

Housewares

Five New Directors Elected to IHA Board

Brett Bradshaw elected chairman of the board

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The Gourmet Retailer’s State of the Industry 2017

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Gourmet Retailer Names Top Cheese Shops

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The Invisible Chef, Jelly Belly Debut New Baking Mixes

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Retailing

Blue Bottle Coffee

Nestlé Buys Majority Share of Blue Bottle Coffee

New CEO at The Fresh Market

Larry Appel Names The Fresh Market CEO

Associated Food Stores Debuts Honey Bee Produce Banner

Scardello Named Best Cheese Shop in Dallas

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Dean & Deluca Performance line

Dean & Deluca Launches Performance Line

Back to Nature sold to B&G

B&G Foods Purchases Back to Nature Foods Co.

Flagship Foods buys Glutenfreeda

Glutenfreeda Foods Sold to Flagship Food Group

Annie's names new leadership

Annie’s Names New President

Profiles & Trends

Organics Becoming More Affordable, Accessible

Clean label edging out conventional products

Conventional Is Out, Clean Label Is In

Retailers to open more stores than close

Report: Retailers Opening 4K Stores This Year

Millennials like shopping in stores

Study: Millennials Prefer Shopping In-store

Cheese, Dairy & Deli

ACS Adds 153 Certified Cheese Professionals

Wisconsin donates cheese to Hurricane Harvey relief

Wisconsin Producers Send 20K Pounds of Cheese to Houston

Ice Cream is Booming Worldwide

Dorothy Lane to host Cheese Show

DLM to Host 8th Cheese Show

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