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Williams-Sonoma CEO Dies

w-howard-lester-150.jpgFormer Williams Sonoma CEO W. Howard Lester died Monday at the age of 75. Lester, who retired in May, bought the kitchen goods store in 1978 for $4 million; it now boasts annual sales of $3.4 billion and has 609 stores. [NYT via Eater National]