Quick news from around the Web...
Target making fresher, locally sourced products a priority over packaged foods
DSW planning to pilot new technology to increase in-store access to assortment; will open 35 to 40 stores
SkyMall returns just months after declaring bankruptcy
Amazon hiring 6,000 new employees to work in more than 50 US distribution centers
Apple named most valuable retail brand; Alibaba tops Amazon
And finally... One year after Ikea hired lawyers to shut down a fan-made hack website, the furniture retailer announced a plan to release its own hack kit instead. Why beat 'em when you can join 'em? Story