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With 68% of Americans overweight, our furniture is growing, too. In the plus-size furniture market, where consumers are promised comfort as well as measured load-bearing performance, online retailers are stealing the lunch of brick-and-mortar stores.

Some of the companies making major headlines today: Hain Celestial Inc. (HAIN) reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings and gave lackluster earnings guidance. The largest maker of organic foods was hurt by lower exchange rates and foreign exchange rates. Shares fell 9 percent after the...

Anyone who wanted to understand the changes in American society over the past year need look no further than Williams Sonoma (WSM). The premium kitchenware company recently reported a 90 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits and, as revenues continue to fall, is severely adjusting its market...