Gourmet food purveyor Harry & David will open 20 pop-up stores around the country this holiday season, adding to the 46 year-round stores the brand operates. The stores have started to open and will close shortly after the holiday season ends. Harry & David is part of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. which announced in September that it would be hiring 8,000 seasonal workers, nearly quadruple the company’s workforce. The company’s other brands include Cheryl’s Cookies and The Popcorn Factory. Shares of 1-800-Flowers are down 7.2% for the year so far, but up 8.4% for the past 12 months. The S&P 500 index is up 19.4% for the last year.
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